- The National Association of Nigerian Students has insisted on going ahead with the planned nationwide protest against the increase in fuel price
- Henry Okuomo, NANS’ senate president, stated this on Friday, September 6, in an interview seen by TheTalk.NG
- According to Okuomo, the union is capable of holding the government to account as it was not happy with the current economic hardship in the country under the Bola Tinubu administration
NANS insists on nationwide protestSource: OriginalNANS insists on nationwide protest Sept 15We are not threatening a strike. That is what we are going to do because of the current situation of the country.”Nigerians are currently facing a lot. We are facing hardship, and now, the government has increased fuel prices again. This has affected us as students. And as student leaders, we dont have a choice now but to fight for the people.We are occupying one of the largest stakes in the country, having over 40 million Nigerian students in the country.We have determined that on the 15th of this month (September), no going back. We are hitting the street hard.”Read more on fuel price hike in Nigeria
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