Hundreds of youths yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State, tagged “Tinubu Must Go”, saying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day broadcast did not address their grievances.
The protest, which coincided with Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary on October 1, saw the demonstrators march through the Tsohowar Kasuwa area of Potiskum, carrying placards and flags of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
According to the protesters, the demonstration was aimed at drawing attention to economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment and what they described as poor leadership since 2023.
“We came out today to express our fundamental rights, freedom of speech. We are suffering from this government, people are dying due to insecurity, poverty and unemployment in the land”, a protester said while speaking with newsmen on condition of anonymity.
Another protester who claimed allegiance to the opposition said the youths were saddened by the state of the nation’s economy and education system.
Eyewitnesses said the protest was conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner, with most of the participants being young men and women, some carrying ADC flags. One of the protesters, Malam Gambo, told journalists that the youths took to the streets to protest against bad governance, hunger and insecurity.
‘We’re suffering from this government’ – ‘Tinubu Must Go’ Yobe protesters