A group of youths on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, Osun State, decrying the rising cost of living, with a call on the government to immediately intervene.

The protesters, who wielded placards with inscriptions such as ‘change the unfavourable policies’, ‘Nigerians are suffering, we can’t cope again’, and ‘We are humans, stop mistreating the citizens’, among others, assembled along MDS Road, Osogbo very early.

Despite the large presence of police operatives near the scene of the protest, the youth kept singing songs expressing the frustration of many Nigerians occasioned by the harsh economy.

Addressing the protesters, the chairman, Osun Civil Societies Coalition, Mr. Waheed Lawal, said the protest would continue until the Federal Government finds solutions to the current economic hardship ravaging the country.

He said, “Government must ameliorate the suffering of the people. They must do whatever they need to do to make sure that the people live in better conditions.

“Nigerians deserve the best. They promised us renewed hope but what they are giving us now is renewed hardship. We reject renewed hardship in our lives, and in our economy because Nigerians deserve the best.

“What Nigerians want is a peaceful atmosphere. We don’t want insecurity in our land again. We can’t travel from Osogbo to Ibadan without panicking. You will be thinking that they will kidnap you.

“The abduction of monarchs is the order of the day in our country now. We urge the government to provide security for the life and property of the citizens. It is their responsibility, it is a constitutional responsibility.

“Every government that fails to provide security for the lives of the citizens is no longer a government. What we are saying is simple, we are ready to face the government in this hardship and we are marathon runners.

“We have started this struggle today and if the government fails to listen to us, we will continue to mobilise our people to protest this hardship because enough is enough.”

Meanwhile, earlier in the week, youths and women took to the streets of Minna and Kano to protest what they described as the rising cost of living in the country.

In Niger, a group of women blocked the ever-busy Minna-Bida Road at the popular Kpakungu Roundabout and called on Tinubu to address the problem of ‘hunger in the land.’

Also on Thursday, as a temporary response to the nation’s growing food crisis and the rising cost of commodities, President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate release of more than 102,000 metric tons of various grain types from the National Food Reserve and the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the last leg of a series of three meetings of the Special Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention at the Aso Rock Villa on Thursday.

Idris said, “The first one is that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has been directed to release about 42,000 metric tons of maize, millet, garri, and other commodities in their strategic reserve so that these items will be made available to Nigerians; 42,000 metric tons immediately.

“The second one is that we have held meetings with the Rice Millers Association of Nigeria. Those who are responsible for producing this rice and we have asked them to open up their stores.

“They’ve told us that they can guarantee about 60,000 metric tons of rice. This will be made available and we know that that is enough to take Nigerians the next one month to six weeks, perhaps up to two months.”

https://punchng.com/osun-youths-protest-high-cost-of-living/

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Ronu

Welcome development

Peaceful protest is part of democracy and this shows that Yorubas are the powerhouse of Nigeria 😂

We can do and undo. We are sophisticated for a reason

We don't accommodate Nzogbu Nzogbu mentality in our protest

Tinubu can't see your pains and sufferings.
He wasn't voted in by the majority of Nigerians.

Tinubu is a product of the combination of a corrupt Inec, criminal judges , criminal politicians and tribalistic citizens who decided they want to teach Peter obi a lesson. Only to end up launching themselves, children, families and communities into a mini- hell.

All tinubu understands is grab it, snatch it and run with it; power is not served a la carte

The result of the grab and run is what the nation is facing right now.

Rantingpiglets:
The HUNGER don reach house ooooooooo!!


Ebi pa wa oooooooooooo


I LOVE THIS....as they arebteaching IGBOs lessons.

Hunger scatter una intestines....RONU failures!!!

We are sophisticated and not online mobs who praise politicians as Messiah

We voted Tinubu bcs we believed in his capabilities and he fails we don't hesitate to checkmate him.

That's Yoruba for you. We don't praise a failure as someone people do see a failure Pandora Obituary as their Messiah 🤣

We Yoruba Muslims are comfortable and happy with Tinubu's gvt, all this protesters are sponsored by ipob are PDP

Rantingpiglets:
The HUNGER don reach house ooooooooo!!


Ebi pa wa oooooooooooo


I LOVE THIS....as they are teaching IGBOs political lessons.

Hunger scatter una intestines....RONU Nonsensical failures!!!

Atiku they voted for should give them food too?

Afospecialk:


We are sophisticated and not online mobs who praise politicians as Messiah

We voted Tinubu bcs we believed in his capabilities and he fails we don't hesitate to checkmate him.

That's Yoruba for you. We don't praise a failure as someone people do see a failure Pandora Obituary as their Messiah 🤣

God bless you, bless your generations.

Meanwhile see their Messiah achievements as governor below...

Every body go chop breakfast

Sophisticated failures..

You voted a man you believe in and HUNGER and INSECURITY is Killing you?

The HUNGER will be permanant in your lineage as you shout ON YOUR MANDATE..

Worthless failures..

Afospecialk:


We are sophisticated and not online mobs who praise politicians as Messiah

We voted Tinubu bcs we believed in his capabilities and he fails we don't hesitate to checkmate him.

That's Yoruba for you. We don't praise a failure as someone people do see a failure Pandora Obituary as their Messiah 🤣

Massiveglory:
Tinubu can't see your pains and sufferings.
He wasn't voted in by the people.
All he understands is grab it, snatch it and run with it; power is not served a la carte

This minute you say Tinubu wasn't voted in by the people, next minute you are cursing the Yorubas because of Tinubu....

Is your anger against this government really genuine or you are just bitter because a Yoruba man is the one in power?

Alexis11:


God bless you, bless your generations.

Meanwhile see their Messiah achievements as governor below...

They will attack you a for exposing their Messiah. 😂🤣🤣😂

We all saw how they castigated Obituary when he was governor and how they changed overnight even the records are on Nairaland.


I don't pray to have a president that no one can protest or castigate as IPOB portrayed Obituary as immaculate

So its NOW YORUBA and HAUSA that is protesting..

While FULANI is disruptibg farming and killing your OBAs?

You will cry blood as sophisticated failures.

The protest will also HIT OYO state...

Shameless palliative scavengers...spits

Afospecialk:


We all saw how hypocritical the IPOBidients are during Emeifiele Naira redesign as you kept mute bcs you believe he is an igbo man and the policy would favour Obi even when thousands of people were dying

Even if igbo protest it won't yield any superlative result bcs you people have been sitting at home for years and nothing comes out of it.

Let Yorubas and Hausas protest in peace. You shall see results in no distance time.

Pictures or I don't believe it.

Una cry go full bucket. e remain 7 whole years.

You will cry blood soon...

You are already crying as even gbajagbiamila is crying all over social media.

The Protest tbat will boot out Tinubu will be based on his failures as a worthless individual tbat represents sophisticated Idiots.

Go and shout MANDATE in kano/kaduna/niger and DIE like a rat...

Nonsense...spits

Afospecialk:



They will attack you a for exposing their Messiah. 😂🤣🤣😂

We all saw how they castigated Obituary when he was governor and how they changed overnight even the records are on Nairaland.


I don't pray to have a president that no one can protest or castigate as IPOB portrayed Obituary as immaculate

Afospecialk:


We are sophisticated and not online mobs who praise politicians as Messiah

We voted Tinubu bcs we believed in his capabilities and he fails we don't hesitate to checkmate him.

That's Yoruba for you. We don't praise a failure as someone people do see a failure Pandora Obituary as their Messiah 🤣

Writing out of frustration. Now you believe the druggie is a failure.

Afospecialk:



They will attack you a for exposing their Messiah. 😂🤣🤣😂

We all saw how they castigated Obituary when he was governor and how they changed overnight even the records are on Nairaland.


I don't pray to have a president that no one can protest or castigate as IPOB portrayed Obituary as immaculate

Lol imagine someone that can not manage the tiny Anambra that is not up to Ibadan turned to Nigeria messiah overnight because of tribalism.

Very good.
I like it when people learn their lessons in a very hard way.

Alexis11:


Lol imagine someone that can not manage the tiny Anambra that is not up to Ibadan turned to Nigeria messiah overnight because of tribalism.

We have seen how Druggie is managing Nigeria. Ebi npa wa management.
Is your male follow for the market women that want to beat narcotics out of his body?

Afospecialk:


We are sophisticated and not online mobs who praise politicians as Messiah

We voted Tinubu bcs we believed in his capabilities and he fails we don't hesitate to checkmate him.

That's Yoruba for you. We don't praise a failure as someone people do see a failure Pandora Obituary as their Messiah 🤣

Indeed. Nothing wrong with peaceful protests to sensitize even the best performing leaders of the need to do more.

It is those incapable of letting go of hatred of others, for even a second, who must use every development to bait others and settle ethno-religious vendetta.

Most of the time they say the same tedious and monotonous garbage anyway. They are a nuisance.

Rantingpiglets:
So its NOW YORUBA and HAUSA that is protesting..

While FULANI is disruptibg farming and killing your OBAs?

You will cry blood as sophisticated failures.

The protest will also HIT OYO state...

Shameless palliative scavengers...spits

Who are the people killing your own kings in the East?

Youths that kill kings that go against the traditional LAWS OF THE LAND.

Go ask questions..and stop being foolish.

Alexis11:


Who are the people killing your own kings in the East?

Alexis11:


Lol imagine someone that can not manage the tiny Anambra that is not up to Ibadan turned to Nigeria messiah overnight because of tribalism.

Tragic but such is the reality of Nigeria today and moving forward.

Tinubu should immediately begin work on restructuring once him and his team have stabilised our current situation.

Let everyone go and develop themselves from their region of origin.

We are happy with the protest. Its sophisticated

Ebi pa wa ooooo...

Hunget induced by Mandate chanting idiots..

Afospecialk:



Why are the igbos concern about protest in SW and North 😂🤣🤣😂😂


We don't want Nzogbu Nzogbu people to join our protest before to turn it to cannibalistic Holocaust

Afospecialk:


We are sophisticated and not online mobs who praise politicians as Messiah

We voted Tinubu bcs we believed in his capabilities and he fails we don't hesitate to checkmate him.

That's Yoruba for you. We don't praise a failure as someone people do see a failure Pandora Obituary as their Messiah 🤣

Until Wole Soyinka, Pst Adeboye, Fashola and those obas that stage demonstration come out to demonstrate against Tinubu only then shall we believe you. Otherwise na smoke screen be this.

TopBanter:


Indeed. Nothing wrong with peaceful protests to sensitive even the best performing leaders of the need to do more.

It is those incapable of letting go of hatred of others, for even a second, who must use every development to bait others and settle ethno-religious vendetta.

Most of the time they say the same tedious and monotonous garbage anyway. They are a nuisance.

Thank you.

Rantingpiglets:
Youths that kill kings that go against the traditional LAWS OF THE LAND.

Go ask questions..and stop being foolish.

Same with the West too. That is why the kidnappers they caught were not Fulanis.

So why are you making so much noise about Yoruba kings when your own kings are being killed and set ablaze like paper on a daily basis?