June 12: Nigeria's Organised Civil Society Declares Nationwide Protest Monday Over Petrol Price Hikes
The Organised Civil Society which comprises of civil society leaders and pro-democracy activists affiliated to about 120 concerned CSOs in Nigeria has set aside Monday, June 12 for a nationwide protest over the petrol subsidy fraud and hike in fuel price. The groups said they are conscious of the hardship and anarchy that the transfer of the cost and burden of Nigeria's fraudulent subsidy regime has brought on ordinary Nigerians. This was contained in a statement signed by Olawale Okunniyi, Head of Secretariat, National Coordinating Centre.