On Friday, February 9, youths in Osun State organized a peaceful demonstration in Osogbo, the state capital, to highlight the widespread economic difficulties faced by citizens across the nation.
Dubbed the ‘Osun Peaceful Solidarity Walk,’ the protest unfolded adjacent to Freedom Park in Osogbo. Protesters expressed deep concerns over the escalating cost of living, particularly its harsh impact on the impoverished population.
Addressing reporters, the protest’s organizer, Comrade Owolabi Hassan Oluwatobi, emphasized the severe hardship experienced by Nigerians due to the prevailing economic challenges in the country.
The Chairman of Civil Society Coalition in the state, Comrade Waheed Lawal called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently tackle economic hardship in the country.
Lawal said the civil society organisation in the state would organise a mega protest if federal government fails to provide solution to the economic hardship.
“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.”
