Youths in Osogbo, Osun State, hit the street in their hundreds to protest the economic hardship in the country.
The protest which was led by the Osun Civil Societies Coalition ( OCSC ) was tagged “Osogbo Enough is Enough”, ” President Bola TINUBU let the poor breathe.
The protesters moved from Nelson Mandela Freedom Park venue to Oke-Fia rounder and ended at the popular Olaiya-Overhead bridge in Osogbo.
Speaking with newsmen at the protest OCSC Chairman , Mr Waheed Lawal, condemned the Trade Union Congress ( TUC) decision to backed out of the proposed 2-day nationwide strike over the economic hardship facing millions of Nigerians.
Lawal said, ” I will have loved the TUC to see reason why they ought not to back out at this point because the two days propsed protest is for the best interest of all nigerians .
” The both labour unions should try and sort things out on or before the commencement of the protest . But if TUC failed to join , we support NLC to carry on with the strike.”
According to him , president Bola Tinubu must look beyond giving millions of naira as palliatives to governors to addressing their hungry subjects but rather find a lasting solution to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians.
Earlier , the spokeperosn for The Osun Mastermind , an NGO, Ayo Ologun , condemned the policies and programmes already in place to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians by President Tinubu.
Ologun said no CNG buses , no increased national minimum wage , high price of premium motor spirit , high cost of living among others that have left many Nigerians suffering .
He advised he president to quickly fulfilled all the promises made with the organised labour in order to make life meaningful to all nigerians .
