Drama As Arewa Youths Vow To Hit The Streets To Protest Against Tinubu’s Govt

The Arewa Youth Ambassadors, a northern group, has affirmed its commitment to proceed with the planned protest starting on August 1, aimed at expressing dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s policies.

The group dismissed rumors that the protest had been canceled, calling such information false and misleading, and urged Nigerians to ignore it. This was stated by the National Coordinator, Yahaya M. Abdullahi, in Abuja on Saturday.

The statement read, “The narrative that the Arewa Youth Ambassadors have canceled the planned protest against President Tinubu’s anti-people policies is entirely false and misleading. The protest is set for August 1, 2024, and there is no going back. Globally, governments are made by the people, not the other way around. However, in Nigeria, it seems the government serves only those in power.

“If the President Tinubu-led government truly represents all Nigerians, why the deceit? It is tragic that suffering has become widespread, while the government remains indifferent.

“We feel compelled to protest due to escalating insecurity, ongoing food and fuel crises, unemployment, and the high cost of living affecting our region and the country as a whole.

“The Arewa Youth Ambassadors declare unequivocally that the protest will proceed as scheduled unless the government reverses the policies causing widespread hunger and poverty.

“Is Nigeria not on the brink of revolution? If anything can trigger it, President Tinubu’s policies surely will. Nigerians would rather face death on the streets at the hands of security forces than die of hunger in their homes. Hunger knows no bounds.

“As peaceful citizens, we are left with no option but to protest the anti-masses policies continuously introduced by President Tinubu’s government.”