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Kaduna CSOs, Citizens Pull Out of Today's Nationwide Protest  ...Fear Hijack by hoodlums  No fewer than 45 Kaduna based  Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and hundreds of Citizens across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state today announced decision to pull out of  the proposed August 1 protest against the Federal Government. According to the CSOs and citizens , the decision  to withdraw is out fear that it could be hijacked by hoodlums and used for selfish reasons, beyond economic hardship issues. The Civil Society Organizations and the citizens under the umbrella of Movement for Greater Kaduna (MGK) in a Statement signed by the Coordinator ,Hon. Bawa Ismail Muhammad however acknowledged the frustrations stirred up by the current economic situation, but expressed fears that protests can lead to more harm than good. In the statement ,the group stressed, "Kaduna is a volatile state and because of past experiences ,we decided to hold a meeti...

Rescue Movement Asks Tinubu to Respect Citizens Right to Protest, Address Needs of Nigerians   Group under umbrella of Rescue Movement has asked President Tinubu Respect the Rights of Citizens to Peaceful Protest and address the Needs of the People, Rather than Attempting to Suppress their Voices.  At an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees of Rescue Movement for New Nigeria aka Rescue the Vulnerable Initiative, we resolve to critically dissect the ongoing feud between the government and Nigerian citizens, especially the youths that are planning a peaceful nationwide  protest and resolved as follows: 1. That as the government of Nigeria continues to grapple with the challenges facing our great nation, varying from hunger in the land, to highest unemployment the citizens of the country has ever experienced, insecurity ravaging the length and breath of the nation, kidnapping like the nation has ever known, currency free fall in world market amongst others; we urg...