Hunger protest: No need for it, Tinubu tells Nigerians

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians who plan to stage a nationwide hunger protest on Thursday not to hold it.

The president also called on them to give his administration enough time to address their demand.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after a closed-door talks with the president at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday.

“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 the government’s response to all their pleas,” he said.

“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 realisation of all the goodies he has for them,” Idris added.

Some aggrieved Nigerians have called for nationwide protests from August 1-10 against the rising cost of living and the economic hardship.