Don’t Join Protest, Concerned Delta State Youths Warn Deltans

By Hezekiah Ovedhe

A group under the auspices of Concerned Delta State Youths has warned youths of the state to shun the ongoing nation wide hunger protest, as several lives and properties have been lost already across the country on the first day.

The group gave the warning while briefing members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ughelli Correspondent Chapel at their Secretariat in Ughelli, stating that, it was this amongst others they foresaw that made them appealed to youths on several.ocassions before now to shun the Nationwide protest and embrace dialogue.

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Speaking at the briefing, the Director General of the group, Activist Kelvin Ejemudo and Comrade Obakporo, said the atmosphere is too charged and tensed for the protest to continue as more live properties will be destroyed across the country.

In their words, “There is need for youths of Delta state  to shelve the protest. We also cautioned against the destruction of Government’s property, if the protest must continue, the  youths must be law abiding and  peaceful.

“We also want to call on security agencies to exercise caution to ensure that protesters are not molested but accorded their due place according to the law of the land.

“Security personnel must be law abiding, it is not  enough to see youths gather and storm them and say they are planning protest, he that alleges must prove it.

“The protest has yielded  positive results as the Federal Government, within these few days before the nationwide protest today, Mr. President has started to implement some policies to improve on the economy of the country especially in the area of Naira against Dollars, among others.”

They advised the  Government of the day to alleviate the suffering of the people by rolling out more palliatives and better economic policies to cushion the effects of the harshship on the people.

They further added, “Federal Government should not relax yet but should ensure that the Warri sea ports work, Warri and Kaduna refineries are back in full operation to enable the people afford the fuel to save them from the untold harshship.

“As a group, we will not be party of the protest, so we called on the youths to shun the ongoing nationwide protest and engage the Government in dialogue where no life will be lost to pave room for peace and sustainable progress.”