{"id":121353,"date":"2024-06-12T20:53:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/democracy-day-csos-protest-urge-government-to-end-suffering-in-nigeria"},"modified":"2024-06-13T00:26:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T23:26:49","slug":"democracy-day-csos-protest-urge-government-to-end-suffering-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/democracy-day-csos-protest-urge-government-to-end-suffering-in-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"Democracy Day: CSOs protest, urge government to end suffering in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Civil societies under the aegis of Edo State Civil Society Organisations, EDOSCO, protested on Wednesday against the continued suffering of the masses in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Oberaifo Udoh, also joined the members of EDOSCO to protest the economic hardship in the country.<\/p>\n

The protesters called on the government to end the suffering of the masses and advance policies that will benefit a lot of Nigerians.<\/p>\n

The spokesman of EDOSCO, Kola Edokpayi, said the protest was to express their frustration over the state of the nation.<\/p>\n

Edokpayi, who said the group rejects the current brand of democracy being practiced in the country, noted that the masses are suffocating due to the iron grip of hunger, poverty and the economic downturn under President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n

According to him: \u201cWe are saying that this country should be fixed so that we can avoid agitation for self-determination as witnessed in the South East, with people in that region saying they are not part of Nigeria. Those piloting the affairs of the country have failed woefully. These people travel abroad and see how things work there; unfortunately, they fail to replicate what they see here.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on the government to end the suffering of the masses and institute policies that will better the lot of Nigerians. The leaders know the solution. We want them to give us employment and create an enabling environment for investors to come into the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey must halt insecurity and fix power. Why are they increasing tariffs when the power supply is epileptic? The suffering must end so that the masses will stop agitating for their rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also speaking, Oberaifo Udoh called on government at all levels to rise and fix the country as Nigerians can no longer bear the pains coupled with senseless killings and insecurity around the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerians can no longer feed their families comfortably because of the hardship in the country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Civil societies under the aegis of Edo State Civil Society Organisations, EDOSCO, protested on Wednesday against the continued suffering of the masses in Nigeria. The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Oberaifo Udoh, also joined the members of EDOSCO to protest the economic hardship in the country. 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