Shelve protest – Senate begs Nigerians

Shelve protest – Senate begs Nigerians

The Senate on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians and promoters of the nationwide protest to shelve their plans in the interest of the nation.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the appeal during plenary after a closed-door session.

The #EndBadGovernance protest is scheduled to commence tomorrow, August 1.

Akpabio said, “The Senate in a closed-session deliberated on issues bothering on its workings in particular and the National Assembly in general.

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“The Senate particularly reviewed the current situation as regards the impending protest slated for August 1 and accordingly urges that one year is not long enough to judge the present government.

“One year is not long enough for the policies being implemented by the current administration of President Bola Tinubu to yield the desired results.

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“The Senate urges the protesters to give the government more time to address their demands considering the measures being put in place to ameliorate the situation in the country.”

He identified the measures to include: the signing of the National Minimum Wage Act, the sale of crude oil to local refiners in Naira, and the implementation of Students Loan Act.

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Others, he said, are the assent recently granted to the South-East and North-West Development Commissions bills passed by the National Assembly to further address developments at the grassroots.

He said that the Senate was willing to legislate on all matters that would bring about succour to Nigerians in general.

Shelve protest – Senate begs Nigerians

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