Dele Momodu, a foremost journalist, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently address the grievances of Nigerians on the streets protesting against current economic hardship in the country.
Momodu made the plea in a statement on his X handle on Friday while reacting to the ongoing nationwide hunger protest.
“These protesters are united by HUNGER and not by ETHNICITY, RELIGION or FINANCIAL INDUCEMENT… They were provoked by the extravagant lifestyles of their leaders who keep telling them to be patient from one government to another.
“They’ve been largely peaceful despite attacks from physical and online bullies who pretend never to have participated in street protests before. There is no country in the world where protests are absolutely peaceful…
“I pray the government will do what is right by addressing their grievances instead of attacking them…
“Protest is an integral part of DEMOCRACY & CIVILISATION… CHIEF MOSHOOD & KUDIRAT ABIOLA, PA ALFRED REWANE and others died for what some people are toying with today.
“They can never be brought back but we shall always remember their uncommon sacrifices,” he stated.
