Hundreds of youth, women stage peaceful protest over social injustices in Adamawa

From Umar Dankano, Yola

A group of young men and women in hundreds under the auspice ‘Motion for the transformation of Nigeria (Motion) have staged a peaceful demonstration against social injustice, hardship, and hunger bedeviling Nigerians in the country.

Spokesman of the group (Motion) Comrade Musa Andrew while leading the peaceful protest at the famous Unity fly over (formerly known as police round about) expressed dissatisfaction with the way majority Nigerians are finding it hard to maintain three square meals in their homes.

Andrew decried that the untold hardship allegedly created by bad governance must be addressed before the situation could be out of control calling on the government to take immediate actions so that people can have sense of belonging.

Andrew remarked that no any protest or demonstration can change the ugly situation in the country rather the governments at the federal, state and local government levels to take results oriented measures so as to maintain peace and tranquility in our societies.

According to him, corruption and mal-administration are some of the social vices affecting us as a people citing the challenge militating the retired police officers,who he stated are going home with their 40% pension with the 60% allegedly being embezzled.

“All we are saying is that, the 139 Million Nigerians are hungry and must be taken care up by the government because many of them are going to bed with empty stomach while our children are going to school with empty stomach which not to supposed to be.

“As a matter of fact,the elderly people in positions of authority should give chance to the youth because they have been in the leadership circle since in their twenties and need to rest so that the youth can take control to also contribute their quota in nation building.

Also speaking at the event, a member of the movement, Mrs Biyaya Clement insisted that the citizens are hungry more especially the mothers who takes care of the children.

Mrs Clement advised the governments to do the needful in providing innovative approaches in addressing this challenges facing us as a people noting that their children are no longer concentrating on their studies as a result of hunger and starvation.

Most of the participants of the protest urge the governments to take serious steps in addressing insecurity in the North East, North North and the country at large.

Our Correspondent in Yola reports that as early as eight o’clock in the morning on Friday, the youths and women in their numbers assembled at the Unity fly over in Jimeta-Yola, capital of Adamawa state holding empty cooking pots and eating plates staged a peaceful demonstration against social injustice