The youth leadership of Ogun State has called on the young people of Ogun State to resist every call to participate in the proposed nationwide protest scheduled to commence on August 1, 2024.
Addressing the young people of the State via a short video earlier today, the State Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Olóyè Akolawole Shoremi commended the youth for expressing their grievance and displeasure to the government of the day over the current hardship being experienced in the country as there is no better time to address the issue.
The youth Chairman however stated, “Following a series of consultations with youth Stakeholders across the State, we have resolved not to go into this protest.
“We believe that Ogun State has been enjoying relative peace for quite a time now. And we do not intend to jeopardize or contribute to anything that will put the lives and properties of our people on the line.
“We have resolved to continuously engage the Government, to ensure that the Government yields to the yearning of the people via every valid means of consultation to have both short and long term solutions to our problems.
“We hereby appeal to your conscience. We hereby call on you all to please shun every form of protest across our communities in Ogun State,” he concluded.
Recalled that at the third State Management Meeting of the youth Council held at Yewa South Local Government, Ilaro, over a thousand youth organisations, affiliated to the youth Council across the State, have earlier extended their solidarity in agreement with the ‘No Protest’ decision through the 20 Local Government Branches of the youth Council.