President Tinubu has said that Nigerians should not participate in the planned August 1–10, 2024 hardship protest due to the implementation of the student loan program, the creation of the consumer credit initiative, and the new minimum salary of N70,000.
President Tinubu made this revelation on Thursday at the State House while hosting a group of Islamic leaders led by Sheikh Bala Lau.
President Tinubu pleaded with those organising the protests not to turn Nigeria into Sudan.
He said his administration was revamping its social welfare program to target every Nigerian who was at risk at the local level.
President Tinubu said:
“We are reworking the social welfare scheme to reach the ward level, which is the closest to our people. We are going to ensure that we re-establish connection with the wards, again, so that we can give allowances to the poor and the vulnerable.
“The student loans will pay for school fees. There will be monetary support for the education of our children. The consumer credit will support citizens to buy cars and houses, and they can repay gradually.
“We have increased the minimum wage by more than 100 percent.”
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