Edo CSOs Withdraw From Protest

Civil Society Organisations in Edo State yesterday said they had withdrawn from the nationwide protest against bad government and hunger.

According to one of the leaders of the protest, Curtis Ugbebor, the withdrawal was due to intelligence reports and the need to restrategise.

He said, “At this junction, due to intelligence reports, the CSO is withdrawing from the protest to restrategise and that is not to say that Nigerians who wish to express themselves cannot do so.

“But I will want to say that we have achieved a lot and stated our demands which we expect the government to look into. This has been achieved by without bloodshed and destruction of properties

“We shall continue to ensure that the federal and state government address the demand of Edo people.”
Another leader of the protest, Emmanuel Ogude, urged the government to ensure that hunger ends in the country, noting that politicians should earn minimum wage.

He said, “Every politician that wants to serve must be placed under the national minimum wage because there is hunger in the land. We want the electricity tariff and fuel price to be returned to where the administration met it. All federal roads leading to Edo State should be fixed with immediate effect.
We want the government to adhere to our demands.”

However, at Ring Road, venue of the protest yesterday, the protesters turned out in large numbers, dancing to popular songs and the moving round the road.