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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has appealed to Nigerians to protest the current economic challenges in the country “in a responsible and mature manner.”

He said the economic policies and choices adopted come with challenges and difficulties which would be “more telling on the poor.”

Shettima spoke in Lagos during the 29th pre-Ramadan lecture organised by the University of Lagos Muslim Alumni with the theme, “Economic Reforms for Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects for the Future.”

Represented by his Special Adviser on Political Matters, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Vice-President also hinted that the forthcoming Ramadan would come with “severe” challenges for many Nigerians.

Daily Trust reports that the removal of subsidy from petroleum and the floating of the naira by the present istration have triggered hyperinflation and the rise in cost of food items.

There have been protests across the country over hardship in the land even as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu continues to assure that there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

Tinubu recently hit at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) which recently protested over hardship in the country, saying it is not acceptable to declare strike when the istration is barely a year.

Reiterating, the Vice-President said the reforms might be challenging but the government has no intention to punish Nigerians.

He said, “The leadership of President Tinubu recognizes that this Ramadan will come with severe challenges for most Nigerians. The road to where we are today was long and full of missed opportunities and tragic failures to build on our great potentials.

“The consequences of our past are the stark realities we face today, such as rising cost of living and pessimism over our prospect to turn round our economy in the direction of growth and inclusive development.

“Yet, my brothers and sisters, we do not have the choice of continuing in the direction that brought us where we are today. We have to fix this country, and failure to do this is not an option. All the options we have are difficult and challenging, and they are, without a doubt, more telling on the poor. If there are easier and reliable alternatives to the policy choices we have adopted, we would have adopted them.

“Our istration does not plan to make lives of Nigerians more difficult. Nor do we intend to deceive fellow citizens that the change in direction and the expected outcome can be achieved without pain or sacrifices.

“We are also acutely aware that ours is a set of related Nigerian problems, and the solutions we seek must be genuinely informed by a Nigerian context, not the experiences of others or the preferences of special foreign interests which are removed from consequences of mis-steps or errors of judgement.

“Fellow alumni, I appeal to you to help make space for our istration to achieve the goal of turning our nation around. As products of a distinguished institution, we have learnt that progress is only possible if it is informed by criticism and critical scrutiny. We expect that Nigerians should express their feelings over our circumstances in a responsible and mature manner. We are also a deeply religious people, and we believe in the powers of faith and prayers. Let us be reminded that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala tests His servants with ease and hardship, and He asks that we pray to Him for relief from hardship, and discipline in times of abundance.

“I you in praying that Allah will grant us the privilege of undertaking our Ramadan fast as prescribed by Him, and we shall receive the reward.”

https://dailytrust.com/protest-against-hardship-in-a-responsible-manner-shettima-tells-nigerians/

Shettima is right

When you guys in the north and west want to protest, stay in your states and stop trying to disrupt the business of other people, responsibility means that if you made the horrible decision of voting a criminal, you should be responsible enough to endure the hunger.

Thank you able VP.

Kabiru Sokoto

A hungry man is an angry man.

When u grab power and ran away with it did u do it as a gentle man?

Oga Abeg just rest

Boko haram Sponsor, don't worry Una tenure go still like others . Foollish man

Screw Nigerians in a responsible manner. Hunger in the land

As if you dunderheads loot in a responsible manner if there's anything like that.

This shameless bokoharam founder thinks anyone takes him serious aside his bokoharam patriots??

Vagabonds in power

A hungry man is an angry man.
Anger is temporary madness.
A mad man is irresponsible

So any kind protest you see from a hungry man, take am like that.

Expecting hungry and angry citizens to protest responsibly? You didn't even asked yourself why should the citizens of your country be protesting hardship if the govt is truly living to its constitutional responsibilities? Is the government in Nigeria today a responsible government?

How do you beat a child & tell him/her to cry in a responsible & mature manner? No be as E dey pain am E go take express am?

The way they are looking at him right now after saying that

Does hunger come in a respectful manner it's obviously that if the protest responsibly you won't listen to them

“Our istration does not plan to make lives of Nigerians more difficult. Nor do we intend to deceive fellow citizens that the change in direction and the expected outcome can be achieved without pain or sacrifices."

This is a lie from the pit of hell

Dis government is already better than d last istration.... Garba shehu , adesina and Lai Mohammed really did a terrible job by shutting d media up for 8 yrs and responding to every critic with abuses .. Dis government dey even encourage una to protest

Maybe he should teach the people to loot in a responsible and mature manner.

These self-acclaimed leaders are completely unaware of what's currently happening in Nigeria.

How person wey never chop wan take protest responsibly? Ehn!? Shetima?! How?!

Tobihabeeb:
A hungry man is an angry man.

When u grab power and ran away with it did u do it as a gentle man?

Oga Abeg just rest

Go find work

Irresponsible statement, they the politicians are the ones enjoying Nigeria, while the rest manages or suffers

Shettima is warning Ronuists to stop protesting and endure

Lolss,

He even tried as he even itted there is HARDSHIP in Nigeria.

But he must further it that It's him and DRUGGIE Ebola tinibu that caused the Hardship, with their Useless policies.

Dummy!!!! Must you wait for protest? Tackle insecurity , and go to daura to arrest buhari , then go after all his cronies and make them vomit all the money they stole. Why are people like sadiya and sabiu still free? Nigeria wont get better if you dont tackle corruption and insecurity head-on. Y'all joking dummies.

No shame

Heavenly Father rescue us, we pray oh Lord.
Don't allow the wicked have peace in thier life including their generation

Amen

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Harder


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This man is an idiot. You can't tell hungry people how to protest. I just hope this country doesn't become chaotic due to the insensitivity of this useless government.

But BAT said we should wait till 2027...

APC government is mannerless, the hardship is mannerless, how can the protest be done with manners?

The federal government has agreed that we should protest in the responsible manner because they know that they are not going to work on it. that's why they let us know that we can protest o, but they won't work on it. That is to say, we can protest from now to 2027, they won't change anything for good

ogododo:


https://dailytrust.com/protest-against-hardship-in-a-responsible-manner-shettima-tells-nigerians/

Does hunger recognise decorum.

Shettima, you be idiota!