Address demands of protesters, NMA urges Tinubu

Tue, Aug 6, 2024
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THE FCT Chapter of  Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged President Bola Tinubu to address issues which led to the nationwide protest.

The Chairman of the association, Dr Charles Ugwuanyi, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.

According to him, the issue that led to the protest is hunger, occasioned by cost of food that is bitting Nigerians hard.

”We are calling on the president to make the economy friendly so the Nigerian will be able to put food on their table,” he said.

He also urged Tinubu to review the security situation in the country, which he said was seriously affected so many things.

“In recent times, President Tinubu’s desire to rescue the country from so many issues that have bedevilled it had thrown severe hardship on Nigerians.

“In spite of his efforts, the hunger and unbearable conditions in many parts of the country persisted, fueling public discontent.

“The dire economic situation has led many to view protests as a necessary outlet for their frustrations, such action also threaten national security of the country,” he said.

Ugwuanyi said Nigerians were hungry and government should wake-up  to their responsibility and rescue the country.

”Government must address the main issue of hunger and cost of food.

“The president should address all these challenges and other economy-related issue like the cost of fuel that is injecting pains on the people,” Ugwuanyi said. (NAN)

6th August, 2024.

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