Don’t protest against Tinubu, group tells South-South youths

By Jon Egie

Youths in the South-South region of Nigeria have been told not to join or engage in any form of protest against the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The advise was contained in a statement issued by the National Coordinator of Tinubu/Shettima Administration Support Group (TSASG), Hon Felix Akpoyibo, Monday, February 26,2024 in Benin City.

The group said the economic policies initiated by the Tinubu administration are aimed at the overall benefits of all Nigerians irrespective of creed, faith, political affiliations and ethnicity.

” At the end we will all be better for it. The economic policies are overdue but no Nigeria leader hitherto had the courage to initiate and implement them.”

He said the policies, especially that of the foreign exchange which encourages free floating of the Nigeria Naira, will attract Foreign Direct Investments that will boost the economy and strengthen the Nigerian currency.

” In Eastern and South Africa, even in Ghana there are foreign investors playing active role in those nations’ economies. But in Nigeria foreign investors and businessmen ran away because of bad policies initiated and implemented by past leaders. We should give President Tinubu the benefit of doubt to at least, within the next 36 months refix Nigeria. We know there is great suffering across the country but we should tolerate and bear the pains for the ultimate goal of a better nation for us and our children.

” In Uganda their currency, the Ugandan Shilling is 3850 to one United States Dollars but in spite of that low exchange rate the Uganda economy is booming because they have a lot of businessmen and foreign investors in Kampala.

” We call on the youths of the South-South therefore, to shun any form of protest against President Tinubu in the South-South region. They should not allow themselves to be instigated by selfish political leaders of the region against President Bola Tinubu because the Tinubu economic policies are well intentioned and will at last have positive measurable and tangible impacts on all Nigerians. The pains of the policies are here but they will go. The present regime of hyperinflation and arbitrary upward adjustment of prices of commodities will be shortlived and at last we will have a better country.” He enthused.