Nigeria’s seaports have been deserted as protesters take to the streets nationwide to demand an end to economic hardship and bad governance.
The #EndBadGovernance protests, which began in major cities today, are expected to continue until August 15.
The protests are currently underway in cities like Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Port Harcourt, among others. As a result, port users are exercising caution, and the usually bustling seaports are eerily quiet.
While a heavy security presence is noticeable at major ports, including Apapa, Tin Can, Onne, and Port Harcourt, operations have ground to a near halt.
Youths, students and civil society organisations stormed major streets in various parts of the country demanding that President Bola Tinubu should, as a matter of urgency, review or discard some of his economic policies, which have brought hardship to the majority of Nigerians.
The protesters chanted solidarity songs and deplored the hardship in the country.
They called on Tinubu to review his economic policies, saying many Nigerians have been subdued by poverty and frustration since the advent of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government.
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