SGF,NSA,Ministers in emergency closed meeting over planned protest

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, on Wednesday, met with ministers on the proposed nationwide protest against economic hardship by Nigerian youths.

The meeting was convened behind closed doors and has all the over 40 ministers in the President’s cabinet in attendance.

Some of the Minister spotted are Nyesom Wike (FCT), Yusuf Tuggar (Foreign Affairs), Zephaniah Jisalo (Special Duties), Tahir Mamman (Education), and Abubakar Bagudu (Budget and Planning).

Others are Wale Edun (Finance), Mohammed Idris (Information), Bello Matawalle (Defence), David Umahi (Works), and the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, amongst others.

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appealed to Nigerian youths to shelve the planned protest slated for next month.

The protest against economic hardship has been scheduled to be held across all states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in August.

Although, the organisers of the protest have been faceless despite the traction it has been gaining on social media.

Nigeria has been hit with one of the worst economic crises over the past months with inflation hitting hard on all food commodities and other social services