The Nigerian Senate has on Wednesday, urged citizens and conveners of the nationwide protests to shelve their actions, citing national interests.
This calls were made by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio during plenary session after a closed-door meeting of the senators in Abuja.
A nationwide protest was organized by a group or groups of concerned Nigerians, following alleged rise in cost of goods and services, including the prevalent poverty and hunger across the nation.
According to him, one year wasn’t enough time for the President’s developmental initiatives to ripe.
“The Senate in a closed-session deliberated on issues bothering on its workings in particular and the National Assembly in general.
“The senate particularly reviewed the current situation as regards the impending protest slated for Aug. 1 and accordingly urges that one year is not long enough to judge the present government.
“One year is not long enough for the policies being implemented by the current administration of President Bola Tinubu to yield the desired results.
“The Senate urges the protesters to give the government more time to address their demands considering the measures being put in place to ameliorate the situation in the country.” He said.
The president of the Senate acknowledged measures put in place to address the nation’s economic crisis; the new National Minimum Wage Act, the sale of crude oil to local refiners in Naira, and the implementation of Students Loan Act.
Including the recent assent granted to the South-East and North-West Development Commissions bills passed by the National Assembly to further address developments at the grassroots.
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