Hunger Protest: Fatoba Urges Youths To Shelve Action

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Fatoba Steve Olusola has appealed to those behind the planned nationwide hunger protest to dialogue with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and support his efforts at putting Nigeria back on the right track.

The federal lawmaker who is representing Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 1 urged Nigerian youths to shelve the proposed protests slated for the 1st to 10th of August 2024 in the general interest of the citizenry.

Fatoba who is the Chairman, House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values said though the country is presently going through some challenges, he expressed the belief that structural adjustment will bring a lasting solution to the country’s economic challenges.

Making the appeal during an interactive session with Journalists on Thursday, he said, “I want to use this medium to appeal to all our youths to shun the protest in the interest of peace and progress of the country. Yes, corruption is really battling the country and instead of protesting and disrupting the economic activities of the country.

“I implore our youths to rather form a pressure group which will join hands with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to make sure whoever is alleged to have embezzled public funds be made to face the consequences without any interference in the course of judgement”.

Fatoba said he believed in the ability of the youths in mobilising their pressure groups to courts and to ensure that there is no miscarriage of justice in the proceedings to make the country better off for everyone.

“If a contract is awarded the youth should ensure those saddled with the responsibilities to execute such projects are made to do it within the stipulated time and if anyone is arrested or on trial for alleged embezzlement of public funds such cases should be monitored by the pressure groups created by the youths to ensure the trials are not tampered with”.