Four Senators were
attacked today in Ibadan as
they ran into some 10,000
protesters in
the Oyo State capital.
The Senators, including
Babafemi Ojudu and Oluremi
Tinubu, were on their way
to Abuja by road when they
ran into the rampaging
youths who stopped them
and
vandalized their cars. As
the rallies entered the 3rd
day, all flights remained
grounded.
In the absence of rail
travel, going by road was
the only option for the
Senators, (who
were traveling from Lagos.)
Mr. Ojudu, a former
journalist, told
SaharaReporters he had
never seen such an
angry crowd in his life, as
they refused to listen to
entreaties from them
despite their
introductions.
He said that Nigeria was
experiencing a revolution
and that if nothing was
done,
something “drastic” could
happen.
The four Senators, finding
Ibadan impregnable,
returned to Lagos to await
the end of
strikes.
Last Sunday, the House of
Representatives defied the
ruling party and resolved
that Mr.
Goodluck Jonathan should
change his mind and return
the price of fuel to N65.00
The Senate, on the other
hand, has not taken any
meaningful action, with
some
members saying only that
they would “speak” to Mr.
Jonathan. Last night
Jonathan reportedly
rejected a proposal by
Senator Mark to postpone
the date of withdrawal of
petrol subsidy till April
2012.
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