The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on Wednesday notified of a planned massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective September 15, 2024.
The student body said the protest is in response to the
recent fuel price hike and the perceived incompetence of the NNPC Director
General, Mele Kyari.
The union equally demanded an immediate reversal of the fuel
price hike and the removal of Kyari as the NNPC DG.
The notice was signed by Okunomo Henry Adewumi, President of
the Senate (NANS).
According to the notice, the students plan to occupy all
major cities in the country on September 15, 2024. The notice assured that the
protest will be peaceful and lawful.
“We write to notify you of an impending massive shutdown of
all major cities in Nigeria, effective 15th September 2024, in protest of the
recent hike in fuel prices and the gross incompetence of the NPC Director
General, Mele Kyari.
“The incessant increase in fuel prices has brought untold
hardship to the masses, and we can no longer stand idly by while our future is
mortgaged by the actions of a few. We demand an immediate reversal of the fuel
price hike and the removal of Mr. Kyari as the NNPC DG.
“We call on all Nigerian students across the country to wake
up to this clarion call, as we will be occupying all major cities on the 15th
of September, 2024. We shall not be silenced, and we shall not be intimidated.
We shall rise in unison to demand a better deal for Nigerian students and the
masses.
“We urge you to take necessary measures to maintain law and
order during the shutdown, as we assure you that our protest will be peaceful
and lawful,” the notice read.
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