Fuel, Naira Scarcity Protest: Governor Abiodun Addresses Residents

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appealed to the residents of the state to be calm and patient following the protest that rocked the region over the fuel crisis and the naira notes scarcity.

This is as he assured that measures are being taken to ensure that the situation is put under control. 

The governor made this known in an afternoon broadcast to the residents.

"In view of the current circumstances we have found ourselves, I want to urge our youth to be calm and patient as we are taking measures to ensure that the situation is put under control. 

"As your government that is compassionate about the welfare of its people, we suspended our rallies as a means of showing empathy with the people and we have also taken further steps by engaging critical stakeholders in the banking sector, which is not limited to top officials of Central Bank of Nigeria in Ogun State and Bankers' Committee so as to ameliorate the suffering of our people. 

"I hereby urge our youth to continue to exhibit the omoluabi traits we are known for in Ogun State and desist from any act of social unrest or disruption of the peace we currently enjoy in our dear State."