On Wednesday, the National Association of Nigerian Students, or NANS, announced that, as of September 15, 2024, all major cities in Nigeria would be completely shut down.
The recent increase in petrol prices and the NNPC Director General Mele Kyari’s apparent inefficiency, according to the student body, are the reasons behind the protest.
The union also called for Kyari to be fired as NNPC DG and for the fuel price increase to be reversed immediately.
The Senate President (NANS), Okunomo Henry Adewumi, signed the notification.
The warning states that on September 15, 2024, the students want to take over all of the nation’s major cities. The notification guaranteed a lawful and nonviolent protest.
“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,” the notice read.
