A protest billed to take place nationwide against economic hardship in Nigeria begins tomorrow (Thursday).
The government has tried to shoot down the plan, but the organisers have vowed to ensure the protest is held.
Amid rising costs of living and low public confidence in the government, widespread grievances are fuelling discontent among many Nigerians. Many displeased citizens say they have chosen to protest as their way of calling for an “end to bad governance”.
The protest comes after similar actions in Kenya and Bangladesh, where citizens recently protested violently against their jobs and governments’ economy-related policies.
More than 50 persons died, hundreds were injured, and public and private properties were destroyed in the protests that went on for weeks in Kenya.
In Bangladesh, weeks of protest over a job quota system have left more than 200 people dead as students take to the streets to protest.
The recent foreign developments have…