*Says Buhari has disappointed masses
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
National Coordinator, All Workers Convergence ( AWC ), Comrade Andrew Emelieze on Sunday, hinted that the time has come for Nigerians to rescue the country from its present predicaments.
The AWC National Coordinator who dropped this hint in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan, stressed that policies and programmes of government havr been bringing more and more hardship to Nigerians.
Comrade Emelieze in the statement, pointed out that, ” the country has been moving from one confusion to the other, gradually and by instalment, Nigerians are dying from avoidable death as a result of poor governance. Our people are dying in cold blood for lack of national security.”
The AWC National Coordinator emphasized that the country has been moving from one confusion to the other, and that “every policy and program of government has brought untold pains and unimaginable stress to the Nigerian people.
“Gradually and by instalment, Nigerians are dying from avoidable death as a result of poor governance . Our people are dying in cold blood for lack of national security. Many more are dying of poverty and in some cases suicide has been a way to escape the torture in Nigeria”, he said.
Comrade Emelieze added, ” It is obvious to us all that protest is inevitable in Nigeria now. The last seven years has been suffocating Nigerians . The policies and programs of government has been bringing more and more hardship to Nigerians. Things are daily getting worse per moment and our people are now regretting voting Buhari to power.
” It is the general view of Nigerians that President Buhari has disappointed the masses. The country has been moving from one confusion to the other.Every policy and programme of government has brought untold pains and unimaginable stress to the Nigerian people”.
The AWC National Coordinator noted that, ” mental and the general health of Nigerians are badly affected and most of the deaths in Nigeria are as a result of social pressure”, as ” lots more of our people are abandoned on the streets homeless and destitute , dying unnoticed by the Nigerian state and their death unrecorded”.
He stressed further that ‘ the current fuel and naira scarcity is a proof of how well the present government is systematically and gradually strangulating Nigerians”, saying, ” the major fear now is that for a government that has failed in all forms and ramifications conduct a successful general elections?
” It is imperative for the NLC/TUC to rise up to the occasion and query this administration to end the gradual killings of Nigerians.
Nigerians are left with no other option but mass protest until government stops the mass sufferings of the Nigerian people”.
Comrade Emelieze added that Nigerians should rise up now and protest against naira / fuel scarcity and the prevailing high cost of living. “Say no to fuel price hike, Say no to electricity tariff hike, Say no to high cost of living, Say no to killings everywhere.
” We are all feeling the pains, do not wait for anyone to mobilize you, organize from wherever you are . From Monday 30th January , let us swoop on the streets and refused to be intimidated.This protest is a moral responsibility of everyone to rescue Nigeria. The AWC support all calls by Nigerians and the civil society movement to begin nationwide protest immediately everywhere in Nigeria”.
