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Verydarkman Urges State of Emergency and Fuel Price Cut Amid Escalating FCT Protests
Capital Territory (FCT). As demonstrations grow increasingly intense and disruptive, concerns are mounting about the potential for further violence and instability.
The situation has prompted urgent calls for a decisive response from the highest levels of government. Verydarkman has called on the President to take immediate action by declaring a state of emergency.
This step, he argues, is crucial for regaining control and ensuring the safety and security of the citizens affected by the unrest.
By invoking emergency powers, the government would be able to implement measures more swiftly and effectively to address the crisis.
In addition to declaring a state of emergency, Verydarkman recommends that the President convene a high-level meeting with the service chiefs.
This meeting would be an opportunity to evaluate the current situation, develop a coordinated response strategy, and deploy resources where they are most needed.
The collaboration of security forces and other relevant authorities is deemed essential for restoring order and preventing further escalation.
Another critical aspect of the response proposed by Verydarkman is addressing the economic grievances that may be contributing to the unrest.
To alleviate some of the public discontent, he suggests reducing fuel prices to N150.
This measure, he believes, could help ease the financial burden on the average citizen and potentially reduce the level of frustration fueling the protests.
By lowering fuel costs, the government could provide immediate relief to the populace and help stabilize the broader economic environment.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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