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The Apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on Nigeria’s economic managers to reel out steps to prevent further protests.
Ohaneze Ndigbo was reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast on Sunday amid growing protests over hardship in the country.
They urged President Tinubu to find alternative ways to resolve some of the concerns of the protesting youths to bring an end to demonstrations.
In a statement on Sunday, signed by its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the organisation, said the atmosphere is still tensed as a result of further threats of another anti-hunger nationwide protest between August 5th and 10th 2024.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, however, lauded President Tinubu for his courage to address the nation, especially in wake of the #EndBadGovernance protests.
The apex Igbo sociocultural organization, revealed that it had carefully studied President Tinubu’s broadcast on Sunday, where he reeled out assuring economic policies that could potentially address Nigeria’s economic challenges in the long run.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo said, ”While we acknowledge the potential of these economic policies, we are concerned about the immediate challenge of quelling the ongoing protests across the country.”
The statement added that the protesters, along with their local sponsors and international conspirators, were eagerly awaiting for President Tinubu’s speech to strategise for more chaotic and violent protests, particularly in the North, South-West, and Niger Delta regions.
Isiguzoro highlighted the need for the president to take swift action to prevent the escalation of the protests.
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