NANS announces nationwide protest over fuel price hike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Wednesday, said it is shutting down all major cities from September 15, 2024, to protest the recent increase in the price of fuel across the country.
It would be recalled that Nigerians began to witness an increase in the price of petrol on Tuesday from about ₦568 per litre to ₦855 per litre, and this has been implemented across NNPC filling stations.
According to reports, the recent hike has generated a reaction nationwide, with organised labour demanding an immediate reversal of the new price.
However, in a statement signed, Okunomo Henry Adewumi, President of the NANS Senate, demanded an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike.
The statement noted that the protest would be conducted peacefully and in accordance with the law.
“We write to notify you of an impending massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective 15th September 2024, in protest of the recent hike in fuel prices.
“The incessant increase in fuel prices has brought untold hardship to the masses, and we can no longer stand idly by while our future is mortgaged by the actions of a few.
“We call on all Nigerian students across the country to wake up to this clarion call, as we will be occupying all major cities on the 15th of September, 2024. We shall not be silenced, and we shall not be intimidated. We shall rise in unison to demand a better deal for Nigerian students and the masses.
“We urge you to take necessary measures to maintain law and order during the shutdown, as we assure you that our protest will be peaceful and lawful,” the notice read in part.
