The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has called for dialogue between the government and leaders of the planned protest to highlight current economic hardships arising from the reforms initiated by President Bola Tinubu. The organisation also urged the president to open the land borders, particularly in the Southern part of the country for the importation of food items to bring down price. It urged President Tinubu to immediately issue an Executive Order opening up all the country’s borders in the South-West and South-South in order for rapid inflow of food that would lower prices. Government must cost the cost of governance. We have no other country but Nigeria; and we cannot allow a civil protest to spiral out of control,” OPC said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 31, 2024 06:44 UTC