There is a heavy security presence across major cities in Nigeria as on August 1 protesters gathered in Abuja, and in Kaduna, Lagos, and Rivers states.
Channels Television’s ‘The August Protests’ programme showed videos of protesters who converged across states and were unanimous in their statements that hunger and hardship in Nigeria were their motivations for the mass action.
In Abuja, protesters gathered with placards reading ‘Endbadgovernance’, ‘Enough is Enough’, ‘Endhunger’, and ‘Nigerians are ready for New Naija.’
The protesters are demanding a reduction in food inflation, which stood at 40.87 per cent in June 2024, a reversal of electricity tariff hikes and ten other demands.
An activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, said protests have been peaceful so far.
Speaking on the protest, Samson Itodo, the Executive Director of Yiaga, said the demands of the protesters align with the pains of everyone.
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