The Nigeria Police in Kano state command on Tuesday dispersed a protest organised by some groups in order to express their displeasure over the removal of fuel subsidy.
However, a source disclosed that the group who were said to have arrived early in the morning began the protest before the arrival of security operatives
According to the source,” the protesters had assembled at the Gida-Murtala very close to Kofa-Nassarawa road, a two kilometers journey to the Kano municipal local government council as early as 7 am on Tuesday.
“But when pressmen arrived at the scene, policemen took over the venue where the protest had already held.”
According to a statement jointly signed by chairperson and secretary, the Joint Action Front( JAF), Dr. Dipo Fashina and Comrade Abiodun Aremu, ” we call on Nigerians to resist the increase in fuel prices, electricity tariff and say no to increase in tuition fees in tertiary institutions.”
The group also called on the populace to reject IMF and World Bank policies of privatisation and deregulation.
According to JAF, “the flames of resistance begins now, in Lagos, Kano, Benin, Osogbo, Abuja, Ibadan and Ilorin till Tinubu’s government show concern to change the unbearable policies. The suffering must stop.
“The government has a responsibility to make our refineries work and build new ones in order to ensure the availability of petroleum products (petrol, diesel, kerosene, aviation fuel, etc) at cheaper and affordable prices to all.
“Total reversal of the capitalist policies of privatisation and deregulation which have been responsible for non-functioning of the local refineries, looting by government officials and fuel marketers through fuel importation and the subsidy fraud.”
The group insisted that government, in obedience to Section 16 of the 1999 Constitution on Economic Objectives, should respect the provisions, which state that: the economic system is not operated in such manner as to permit the concentration of wealth; or means of production; and exchange in the hands of few individuals or of a group.
“Unconditional implementation of a new national minimum wage across the board and payment of all outstanding allowances and arrears to all categories of public and private employment! 1.5 adequate funding of public education at all levels,
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