Civil society groups, students and workers have stormed the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, to register their displeasure over the hike in the price of petrol and that of electricity tariff.
The protesters, carrying different placards with different inscriptions to convey their grievances, while chanting anti-government songs, gathered at the Awolowo junction area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The protesters condemned the policies of the administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari, arguing that the recent increment in the prices of electricity and fuel as wicked and that such decision lacked sound judgement.
The Chairman, Joint Campus Committee of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Mayowa Opakunle, told journalists that students in the state rejected the increases.
He said, “We are out on the streets to register our grievances and show our displeasure at the wicked policies and unjust treatment of Nigerians by the Federal Government.
“We say no to fuel price hike and electricity tariff increment at this period when many people have lost their jobs, many have not even been paid salaries for the past six months.
“Prices of food, other goods and services have continued to increase while salaries are either being slashed into half for so many while others don’t even get at all.
“But despite these hardships, the government has continued to increase prices of commodities. The consistent show of ineptitude and cluelessness on the part of the President and his cabinet is worrisome.”
Also, the immediate past chairman of the Trade Union Congress, Oyo State, Andrew Emelieze, also condemned the increment, adding that it will impoverish the masses.
