ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The Federal government has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday in reaction to a nationwide protest set for August 1, 2024.
This is according to a circular issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, Richard Pheelangwah, on July 23, 2024, headlined ‘Planned Nationwide Protest.’
The statement reads: “I am directed to invite you to attend a meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on the above subject slated as follows: July 24, 2024, Time: 10 am prompt, Venue: Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Conference Room.”
The meeting comes after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through his Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, pleaded with Nigerians to suspend their scheduled protest.
Meanwhile, the scheduled protest comes as Nigeria’s core and food inflation rates have risen to 34.19 per cent and 40.87 per cent respectively.
As Nigerians’ purchasing power declines, the implications continue to influence the prices of commodities.
