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Minister Of Steel, Shuaibu Audu, Calls for Suspension of Protest
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has appealed to Nigerians to suspend the nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Audu made the appeal in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy Okoji, on Friday in Abuja.
The minister assured Nigerians protesting against rising economic hardship that Tinubu is working assiduously to fix the current challenges in the country.
He highlighted the achievements of the current administration and assured that Nigerians will get all their expectations of good governance before 2027.
Audu reiterated that the government is working tirelessly to revive the country’s steel plants, nothing that the Tinubu administration is targeting the creation of 500,000 direct and indirect jobs in the sector.
“I want to appeal to my fellow Nigerians to please suspend the nationwide protests against the current administration and let us resort to dialogue to address all our concerns and expectations from the President Tinubu-led administration.
“In the steel sector, the ongoing reforms to revive our steel plants will create over 500,000 direct and indirect jobs, while we attract Foreign Direct Investments as a means of growing and diversifying the economy,” Audu stated.
This comes as the ongoing hunger protests entered day two on Friday.
The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said several persons died as the protests turned bloody in some states.
