By Abiola Olawale
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has directed all Nigerian students in the country to storm the streets in protest against fuel hike from September 15, 2024.
The NANS issued this directive in a notification ordering the shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria over a recent fuel price hike.
This comes after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) adjusted the pump price per litre of petrol to N855 across its filling stations.
The NANS, in a circular issued on Wednesday, demanded an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike and the removal of Mr Male Kyari as the NNPCL Director General.
The circular reads in part: “We write to notify you of an impending massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective 15th September 2024, in protest of the recent hike in fuel prices and the gross incompetence of the NPC Director General, Mele Kyari.
“The incessant increase in fuel prices has brought untold hardship to the masses, and we can no longer stand idly by while our future is mortgaged by the actions of a few. We demand an immediate reversal of the fuel price hike and the removal of Mr Kyari as the NNPC DG.
“We call on all Nigerian students across the country to wake up to this clarion call, as we will be occupying all major cities on the 15th of September, 2024. We shall not be silenced, and we shall not be intimidated. We shall rise in unison to demand a better deal for Nigerian students and the masses.
“We urge you to take necessary measures to maintain law and order during the shutdown, as we assure you that our protest will be peaceful and lawful.”
