The Federal Government has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday (today) morning in response to a statewide protest set for August 1.
The meeting comes after President Bola Tinubu pleaded with the organizers to postpone the protests and give his administration more time to carry out people-oriented initiatives.
The meeting was attended by all ministers, including Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, Special Advisers to the President on Policy and Coordination Hadiza Bala-Usman, Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga, and former Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare.
The circular, signed by Richard Pheelangwah, Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, and dated July 23, 2024, was captioned ‘Planned Nationwide Protest.’
It read, “I am directed to invite you to attend a meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on the above subject slated as follows: July 24, 2024,
Time: 10 am prompt, Venue: Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Conference Room. “Attendance is mandatory. Please accept the warm regards of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.”
The planned session is coming amid the clamor for nationwide protests from August 1 over the rising cost of living and the economic hardship in the country, which has been blamed on the removal of fuel subsidy, the floating of the naira, and other economic reforms implemented by the Tinubu administration.
