A coalition of civil society groups, under the aegis of The People’s Alternative Movement, on Friday in Benin, Edo State capital, protested against the Federal Government’s planned hike of petroleum products.
The protesters, carrying placards with inscriptions like ‘Nigeria belongs to us all’, ‘Support the people’s alternative movement’, among others congregated by 7am at the King’s Square before taking to the street. He added, “Life in Nigeria is that of hardship; you can understand that a lot of Nigerians are leaving Nigeria on account of this hardship, but the time has come for the issue to be resolved on an ongoing basis, and any policy that presents a hardship to Nigerians, we will rise against it.
“To end the problem in the petroleum industry, Nigerian oil should be refined in Nigeria. The Petroleum Industry Act is anchored on the privatisation of the industry and the mess we found ourselves in this country today is on account of the greed by a few. “
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