The Federal Government has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday (today) in response to a planned nationwide protest set for August 1.
This comes after President Bola Tinubu pleaded with the organisers to halt the protests and give his administration more time to carry out people-oriented initiatives.
According to a circular shared with our reporters on Tuesday by sources with knowledge of the meeting, all ministers, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and the Special Advisers to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman; Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga; and former Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, were invited to the meeting.
The circular, issued by Richard Pheelangwah, Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, dated July 23, 2024, was titled, ‘Planned Nationwide Protest.’
The planned session comes amid calls for nationwide protests beginning August 1 over rising living costs and economic hardship in the country, which have been blamed on the removal of fuel subsidies, the floating of the naira, and other economic reforms implemented by the Tinubu administration.
