Students under the auspices of National Association of Nigerian
Students in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria embarked on a peaceful
protest to express their displeasure on the recent increase in the pump
price of premium motor spirit.
The students believe that the
sudden increase has brought untold hardship on the citizens especially
on the students resulting in high prices of commodities including books
and other study materials at the various schools.
Student Union
leaders from higher institutions in the state comprising of students
union governments in the tertiary institutions, zonal executive officers
as well as national executive members of the National Association of
Nigerian Students (NANS) were part of the rally under security personnel
supervision
Senate President, National Association of Nigerian Students, Ochai
Odoh Thomas, led other students’ leaders in the protest accused the
government of betraying the trust of Nigerian students by the sudden
increase in the pump price.
President of the Student Union
Government of Plateau State Polytechnic, Pius Tongman, criticised the
government decision for not considering the plight of the students
across the nation.
With the students agitation increasing every
day, security agents need to redouble their efforts in controlling the
protest so that it does not turn violent and hijacked by hoodlums while
the students’ leadership should also be civil and organised in
expressing their grievances on the increase in the pump price of petrol.
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