With less than 24 hours to the planned nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance which is slated for tomorrow (Thursday, August 1, 2024), the Senate has, again, pleaded with Nigerians and the organisers of the protest to shelve it in the interest of Nigeria.
News About Nigeria reports that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made the appeal on Wednesday after a closed-door session of the senators in Abuja.
Akpabio urged Nigerians to be patient because one year is not enough for the President Bola Tinubu-led government to implement all its policies.
Akpabio appealed to the protesters to give the federal government more time to be able to salvage the challenges bedevilling the nation.
He said: “The Senate in a closed session deliberated on issues bothering on its workings in particular and the National Assembly in general. The senate particularly reviewed the current situation as regards the impending protest slated for Aug. 1 and accordingly urges that one year is not long enough to judge the present government. One year is not long enough for the policies being implemented by the current administration of President Bola Tinubu to yield the desired results.
“The Senate urges the protesters to give the government more time to address their demands, considering the measures being put in place to ameliorate the situation in the country.”
While noting that President Tinubu is willing to dialogue and also meet the demands of Nigerians, Akpabio noted that the signing of the new National Minimum Wage Act, the sale of crude oil to local refiners in Naira, and the implementation of the Students Loan Act, are clear proofs that the President is working tirelessly to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.
