The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for an emergency meeting on Wednesday (today) morning to address the planned nationwide protest slated for August 1.
This was after President Bola Tinubu pleaded with the organisers to shelve the protests and give his administration more time to execute people-oriented programmes.
A circular was shared with Punch on Tuesday by sources with knowledge of the meeting.
The circular, signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, Richard Pheelangwah, dated July 23, 2024, was titled, ‘Planned Nationwide Protest.’
It read, “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.
“Attendance is compulsory. Please, attend to the warm regards of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.”
The planned session is coming amid the clamour for nationwide protests from August 1 over the rising cost of living and the economic hardship in the country, which was blamed on the removal of fuel subsidy, the floating of the naira and other economic reforms implemented by the Tinubu administration.
