The Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance, CCSGG, expressed concern on Monday over the continued silence of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration over the hardships in the country.
The group maintained that the government ought to have engaged with the citizenry on the situation in the country.
According to the coalition, the lack of communication between the people and the government, particularly in the areas of policies, had further heightened tensions across the country.
Addressing newsmen at the NUJ Press Centre in Akure, Ondo State capital, on the planned nationwide protest, the coordinator of the coalition, Dotun Ajulo, stressed that the nature of the protest calls for concern due to its facelessness.
He said: “We are all aware that the democracy in the country was borne out of protest. But the interesting thing about those forms of protest is that they all have a name for them. The simple question that we might like to even throw out there is: What face can we put on the looming protest? There is no face.
“We are not sparing the federal government. The federal government has not done enough, and in all fairness, that is least expected of the current administration of President Bola Tinubu. They have not done enough to engage the masses. The Ministry of Information has not done enough to engage us. You can’t be taking or driving me to a destination that I don’t know.
“The success of every government is its ability to communicate with the people in a language they understand. We, as Nigerians, are used to suffering in terms of policies, but incurring the cost of that pain might require surgery.
“So, the policy of the government as it is today for those of us that could take the pains to read through their actions is such that it will have a long-term effect, and honestly, it is going to come up with unbearable pain.”
Protest: Coalition condemns FG’s silence on hardship
