Residents of Rivers State on Monday trooped out in their numbers to continue the hunger protest, disregarding President Bola Tinubu’s plea during his Statewide broadcast for the immediate end of the nationwide protest.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The protesters resumed their demonstration today in Port Harcourt, from their usual pleasure park and gathered at the federal government secretariat.
THE WHISTLER observed that the protester blocked the sections of the road from Hotel Presidential junction earlier this morning and set tyres ablaze while chanting and waving the Nigerian flag and palm front.
The President, in his address on August 4, appealed to youths nationwide to shealt their sword and embrace dialogue, adding that the protest had caused havoc in some states and should be discontinued.
But some of the protesters aired their grievances about President Bola Tinubu’s national address on Sunday morning.
The State Coordinator of, the Human Rights Council, Demowa Dumka Douglas, said there are no practical measures contained in the President’s speech to meet the citizens demand.
He said: “We need practical steps and urgent steps to our demands. We will be here for 10 days until the people who wrote that speech for him will write another speech for him that will add practical steps to our demands.”
On his part, the National Coordinator of the Save Our Rights Council, Arochukwu Paul Ogbonna said they will continue protesting till their demands are met.
He also spoke on why the protesters converged at Pleasure Park and moved to the Federal Secretariat.
“Thd essence of moving is to create awareness and to mobilise Nigerians. Our moving around so that journalists will get diverse views to report the protest,” he said.
However, one of the protesters warned the protesters against looting and resorting to violence.
He announced: “Anybody that steals, we will hold you and hand you to the police. This is not the first time, we have already caught three people before. Anybody that loots people’s shop, snatches a phone, we will catch you and give you to the Police.”
Motorists placed leaves on their vehicles in solidarity.