Students under the auspices of National Association of Nigerian Students in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria embarked on a peaceful protest to express their displeasure on the recent increase in the pump price of premium motor spirit.
The students believe that the sudden increase has brought untold hardship on the citizens especially on the students resulting in high prices of commodities including books and other study materials at the various schools.
Student Union leaders from higher institutions in the state comprising of students union governments in the tertiary institutions, zonal executive officers as well as national executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) were part of the rally under security personnel supervision.
Senate President, National Association of Nigerian Students, Ochai Odoh Thomas, led other students’ leaders in the protest accused the government of betraying the trust of Nigerian students by the sudden increase in the pump price.
President of the Student Union Government of Plateau State Polytechnic, Pius Tongman, criticised the government decision for not considering the plight of the students across the nation.
With the students agitation increasing every day, security agents need to redouble their efforts in controlling the protest so that it does not turn violent and hijacked by hoodlums while the students’ leadership should also be civil and organised in expressing their grievances on the increase in the pump price of petrol.
