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BREAKING: NANS To Shutdown Major Cities Over Fuel Price Hike

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Sep 4, 2024.

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has given notification of a planned massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria.

It said the protest is coming amid the recent fuel price hike and the perceived incompetence of the NNPC Director General, Mele Kyari.

The student body also demanded an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike and the removal of Kyari as the NNPC DG.

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The notice, which was was signed by Okunomo Henry Adewumi, President of the Senate, NANS, said the massive shutdown will take effect from September 15, 2024

According to the notice, the students plan to occupy all major cities in the country on September 15, 2024. The notice assured that the protest will be peaceful and lawful.

“We write to notify you of an impending massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective 15th September 2024, in protest of the recent hike in fuel prices and the gross incompetence of the NPC Director General, Mele Kyari.

“The incessant increase in fuel prices has brought untold hardship to the masses, and we can no longer stand idly by while our future is mortgaged by the actions of a few. We demand an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike and the removal of Mr. Kyari as the NNPC DG.

“We call on all Nigerian students across the country to wake up to this clarion call, as we will be occupying all major cities on the 15th of September, 2024. We shall not be silenced, and we shall not be intimidated. We shall rise in unison to demand a better deal for Nigerian students and the masses.

“We urge you to take necessary measures to maintain law and order during the shutdown, as we assure you that our protest will be peaceful and lawful,” the notice read.

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