By Ola Kay
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to sponsor of the planned nationwide protest to reconsider their agitation as the federal government is committed to doing everything possible to reposition the nation’s wellbeing.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Muhammad Idris, who consulted with the President on the issue and other concerns by Nigerians.
Idris said that President Tinubu saw no need for the planned nationwide action, based on the way and manner the government had urgently addressed to identified burning issues.
Citing some of the immediate actions taken to address the concerns of citizens, the Minister said even the recent agreement on the National Minimum Wage communicated to the National Assembly had passed just a day after it was transmitted.
The minister emphasized that, “Mr. President has again asked me to inform Nigerians that he listens to them, especially the young people who are trying to protest. Mr. President is listening to them. He takes what they say seriously and he’s working assiduously to ensure that this country is good, not just for today, but also for the future.
“The issue of the planned protest, Mr. President does not see any reason for that. He has asked them to shun that plan and urged them to wait for the government’s response to all their pleas. After the passage of the new minimum wage, a lot of other interventions the President has put in place will also be looked at expeditiously in the interest of Nigerians. The President is working.”
Idris appealed to Nigerian youth to listen to the President and allow him time to see to the realization of all the goodies he had planned to put in place.
The Minister of Information also seized the opportunity to inform that government was now set to reposition the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria,FRCN, the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA,the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, and the Voice of Nigeria,VON, to ensure better service delays very among the public information establishments.
It would be recalled that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, had advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to invite the leadership of the protest movement for discussions on their grievances with a view to shelving the proposed action.
A statement by the President of NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, noted that millions of Nigerians are angry about the state of the nation’s economy fuelled by the general high cost of living.
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