Barely 22 days to the general elections, youths in their numbers stormed the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday, to protest the current state of the nation.
Nigerians have been contending with fuel, new naira notes scarcity and erratic power supply for weeks across the nation
Dissatisfied with the situation, the youths, armed with several placards, stormed the Iwo Road area of the state on Friday morning to register their grievances.
The youths are protesting in areas like Monatan, Iwo Road, Secretariat, Agodi Gate, Dugbe and others within the metropolis.
Frustration, hunger, bitterness and helplessness are the right words to describe what many residents of Oyo state are currently facing as banks failed to meet their needs on the trending naira swap.
A visit to some of the banks revealed that majority of people on the queue wanted to withdraw money simply to meet their domestic needs and children’s school expenses.
They were however disappointed that the Automated Teller Machines were not dispensing or given maximum amount of 20,000 naira cash while those who managed to enter the banking halls expressed bitterness over their inability to withdraw from the money deposited
P. O. S operators also expressed frustration as they could not withdraw old or new notes from the deposit earlier made before extension of the deadline.
In Oyo town, as hunger now looms in some families since farmers no longer accept the old notes from wholesale foodstuff dealers popularly called “alajapa” residents urged government to find urgent solution to the difficult situation.
