By Ahmad Saka
The Amalgamate Union of Traders and Artisans Association, Bauchi State Chapter, has withdrawn its members from the planned protest slated for August first
The State Chairman of the Association Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed Abdallah, made this stance known at a press briefing in Bauchi Saturday. He said that they refused to be hoodwinked into believing in the protest.
Abdallah said “we categorically and unequivocally distance ourselves and the entire traders community in Bauchi state from the planned protest but through the best way of resolving issues –dialogue.
“We, the traders and artisans are not in support of the planned protest. Let the government and organisers of the protest sit on a table and chart the way forward against the orchestrated act", he said.
He suggested that the only remedy for the planned national protest orchestrated by harsh economic policies of the Tinubu admonition is to effect some subsidy to the fuel pump price to allow for easy flow of goods and services.
"No sooner the President Tinubu retained the fuel pump subsidy to a certain level, prices of goods and services would automatically go down thus giving a respite or succour to the poor in getting basic necessities of life.
He commended the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed for his infrastructural development, security, agriculture, health, education especially numerous assistance to traders among others.
He said that there is an alleged plan by hoodlums to use the opportunity of the protest to loot and destroy property of Nigerians hence the need to be cautious of the anticipated consequences and the need to forestall it accordingly.
Abdallah said the fact is that there is hardship and hunger in the country but urged dialogue with the authorities.
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