Hardship: Tinubu, Ministers Reject Calls For Protest

The minister for Information, Mohammed Idris has disclosed that the Federal Executive Council discussed the planned protests over hunger and hardship.

He however said that the FEC condemned the planned protest and deemed it unnecessary.

Idris spoke with State House Correspondents after FEC.

He said: “Yes, it came up. And the position of the FEC is that most of the demands that the protesters are making are actually being addressed by the federal government and therefore, it is the view of the government that there is really no need for the protests again because most of those things that the protesters are putting forward are already actually being addressed or are being addressed by government and like we have said repeatedly, this is a listening government.

“The president has listened to the voices of all those who are planning this protest. And the message is that there is no need for it”.

He added: “Indeed, the president is already protesting on their behalf by doing those things that they want the government to do. For example, the effort that government is making, in ensuring that food is being made available. The last council meeting, here at the briefing, we announced that a number of trucks, 20 precisely, had been given to the state governors for onward distribution to those who are actually in need of them, to the poorest of the poor in society and those who are actually in need. But the government did not stop.

“There is also rice that is being sold at about 50 per cent of its cost, a bag of rice is being sold as we speak now. These rice have been taken to various centres across all the states of the federation and are being sold at 40,000 naira. Centres have been created. So that those who need this rice can go there and buy this rice at 40,000 naira”.

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