By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo.
The Coalition of civil societies, Osun state, have stressed their disappointment over increase in petrol pump price and electricity tariff under President Muhammedu Buhari.
They group stressed their grievances during a peaceful protest in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Friday, saying Nigeria is just coming out of pandemic and the gift is increment of fuel and electricity hike.
While speaking, Comrade Fatai Tijani said Nigerians are highly disappointed in the Federal government under watch of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying majority of us joined occupied Nigeria in 2012 against ex- President Goodluck but now got worst.
Tijani further said the petroleum and electricity is the economy that affect ordinary man on the street
He maintained that its had not been easy for masses and the government still added to their pain, urging government to reverse the new policy in the interest of the general populace
“We felt the government will be magnanimous us but unfortunately we were all disappointed the pandemic gift is increment in fuel and electricity tariff to Nigerians.
“In Nigeria today we hardly think of three meals some of us only eat one meal in a day. The present government should not think they cab kill us because their in power” he added
Similarly, Comrade Waheed Saka said that President Buhari failed Nigeria citizens by putting more pressure on their living standard.
Saka lamented that Nigerians did not vote for President Buhari in order to subject them to hardship.
“If the government cannot remove from our burdens, they should not put more pressure on an average Nigerian” he said
“Our people have been reduced to bergers, even reduced to begging for peanut.
Speaking on the coming together of civil society groups and students’ body, NANS said “This is not a one man revolution, it is a resistance of group of people. ”
However, the chairman of Civil Societies Coalition, Comrade Waheed Lawal said the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari has failed Nigerians over unfulfilled promised he made during electioneering process.
Acccording to him “We are here today to tell the Federal Government that Nigerians own this country and the masses voted for President Buhari because of certain promises which they (government) have failed to fulfill.
“We give President Buhari five days ultimatum to reverse electricity tariff and petrol pump price or see riot of the masses.
“After five days we are going to make the country ungovernable for them if they failed to reverse this decision” he added.
