Nigeria’s president firmly rejected calls to reinstate fuel subsidies, despite widespread protests.
The opposition claims the subsidy removal has contributed to deaths during recent demonstrations.
In a nationwide address, President Bola Tinubu acknowledged the difficulty of ending subsidies but emphasized it was vital for economic stability, likening them to a “noose” strangling Nigeria’s progress.
He assured protesters that law enforcement would protect life and property, urging them to halt demonstrations and engage in dialogue to resolve their grievances peacefully.
Expressing condolences to those who lost loved ones, Tinubu stressed the importance of maintaining public order, vowing not to let a few disrupt national unity with political agendas.
Protests erupted in Kano on Saturday as hundreds of young people joined the #EndBadGovernance movement, flying a Russian flag and calling for President Putin’s intervention amid ongoing economic hardships.
