Mohammed Shosanya
President Bola Tinubu,has begged Nigerians planning to stage a protest over perceived hardship in the country, saying it was unnecessary at this time.
He spoke through his Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, assuring them, especially the youth that he was in tune with their cries and worries and would do anything to bring succour to them.
He spoke during a routine meeting with some of the cabinet members, which Idris was in attendance.
The Minister said, “We discussed the issue of the country generally and Mr President has asked me to again inform Nigerians that he listens to them especially the young people that are trying to protest.
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“Mr President listens to them, he takes what they say seriously and he is working assiduously to ensure that this country is good not just for today but also for the future.
“On the issue of the planned protest ,Mr President does not see any need for that, he asked them to shelve that plan and he has asked them to await government’s response to all their pleas ,he listens to them like I said. A lot is happening, only today the National Assembly has expediously passed the bill on National Minimum Wage.
“You can see how the President is working, it was transmitted only yesterday, today it has been passed a lot of other interventions that the President has also put in place are also going to be looked at expediously in the interest of Nigerians so there is no need for strike, the young people out there should listen to the President and allow the President more time to see to the realization of all the goodies he has for them”.
Idris explained that growing concerns from Nigerians necessitated the Federal Government approval of grains and rice for state governments which was delivered to them expediously.
He said, “It is just the necessary first step, government is going to continue in that direction supporting them and assuring that whatever intervention the Federal Government has put in place will go to those that should benefit.
“The Federal Government is looking at strategies that every intervention would go directly to to those who benefit from those interventions not middle men intervention along the way.
“You heard about the student loan board launched by Mr President, Mr President is very passionate about that deepening that everyone that should go to work will have the opportunity to go to school. It is no longer a time for all of us to stay back and see our young able bodied men and women having passed the examinations to go to tertiary institutions”.