...and so Nigeria's own season of discontent is in full swing. Protests are happening in almost all the major cities of Western and Northern Nigeria, one wonders when the East will actually join in.
The government's response is belligerent at best, with one publication alleging that the government has concluded plans to infiltrate protesting groups and even go as far as hacking the phones of known activists.
While our government seems more interested in imposing the fuel subsidy removal regardless of the cost to the average Nigerian in both mental and physical terms, they appear less interested in sorting out the Boko Haram mess. The militant group, or at least a faction within it, have carried out their threat to begin targeting Christians based in the North of the country. A church was attacked in Gombe in the wee hours, with six people losing their lives. This despite our National Security Advisor saying for the umpteenth time, "No shaking, no cause for alarm". How many have to die before General Azazi realises that there is indeed cause for alarm?
But then maybe the good General is a little too busy perfecting strategies to cause confusion amongst normal Nigerians going about their day to day businesses, businesses which from Wednesday would be interrupted by the matter of the strike. However, organised labour have come out to categorically state that they will not be negotiating with anyone until prices are brought back to pre-Janauary 1 levels.
In case all of this news is too gloomy for you, here is some entertainment.
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