‘Inflation not peculiar to Nigeria’ — Agbomhere implores youths to shelve protest

Blessing Agbomhere, zonal organising secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-south, has implored youths not to embark on a nationwide protest.

Demonstrations have been planned for the first week of August over the economic hardship in the country.

Pockets of protests have reportedly commenced in some parts of the country.

In a statement on Monday, Agbomhere said President Bola Tinubu should be given more time to put things in place.

“When a seed is planted, it has to die first before it germinates, grows, and bears fruit for harvest,” he said.

“The planting season is the most hectic time in the life of a farmer because that is the season he has to put the seed in the ground in expectation of a bumper harvest ahead.

“This is exactly the situation in the country with the current administration, which is toiling day and night to ensure that it provides a better life for all Nigerians.

“Bringing economic prosperity to Nigeria is never going to be an easy task and that is why it is necessary to give President Tinubu more time, seeing that some of the complaints raised for the protest such as galloping inflation and high fuel price are global phenomena that are not peculiar to Nigeria.”

The former Edo governorship hopeful said those threatening to burn down Nigeria in the guise of a protest would not succeed.

“Those threatening to burn down Nigeria shall not succeed,” he added.

“We will not allow them to burn down our beloved nation. No one group has a monopoly of violence.”