Commercial activities and other business concerns in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, were grounded for hours on Tuesday as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and some traders, protested against the current economic hardship and food inflation in the country.
The protesters, mostly civil servants, who converged on the popular Olaiya junction, in Osogbo, later marched through the MDS, Ayetoro and Olonkoro, chanting solidarity songs to denounce what they termed unfriendly economic policies of President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government.
They urged the Federal Government to review its economic policies to mitigate the suffering of the masses by addressing exorbitant prices of foodstuff and other essential commodities in the market.
