The organised Labour Union, traders, and artisans under the aegis of Joint Action Front trooped to the streets of Ibadan the Oyo State capital to register their anger and frustrations against the Buhari-led government for the increase in pump price of petrol.
The leaders of the protest say 145 Naira pump price is ridiculous and unacceptable to the masses who voted for a change believed to be geared at making lives better for them.
While speaking to journalists, the National Treasurer of ASUU, Dr. Ademola Aremu; the Chairman of ASUU University of Ibadan chapter, Dr. Ayodeji Omole and Prof. Segun Ajiboye condemned the move and urged the federal government to put in place an economic team with a clear mandate on how to lift Nigeria out of the current quagmire with minimal suffering on the people.
The peaceful protest began from the University of Ibadan main gate at Agbowo Ibadan and moved to the largest commodity market in Ibadan, where market women, traders and artisans joined the procession.
They were unanimous in their condemnation of the fuel price increase.
The market women also appealed to the federal government to rescind its decision before untold hardship is meted on the masses.
The group added that there is no going back from this new struggle until something gets done urgently to address what it described as an unfortunate and callous act.