JUST-IN: SGF Akume, Ministers In Closed-door Meeting Over Planned Nationwide Protest

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

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

Some of the Minister spotted at the meeting include 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.

LEADERSHIP recalls that President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians to shelve the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for August 1, 2024.

The protest against economic hardship, which is gaining traction on social media is scheduled to hold across the nation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The organisers of the protest have been faceless.

Prices of food and basic commodities have gone through the roof in the last months, as Nigerians battle one of the country’s worst inflation and economic crisis sparked by the government’s twin policies of petrol subsidy removal and unification of forex windows.

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