Many politicians already booked flight out of the country over fear of the outcome of August protest - National Activist

The fear of the outcome of the planned nationwide protest on August 1 has seen many politicians book their flights out of the country, a Nigerian activist, Israel Joe claimed.

Joe wrote on his Facebook page: “All the politicians in Nigeria are scared of protest. The National Assembly has taken a break. Majority of the politicians have booked their flight out of the country all before 1st of August.”

In the post made on Thursday, Joe stated that, “The leaders are the cause of the problems they are running away from. A lot of youth leaders have come out to denounce and distance themselves from the protest but they can’t even get close to the venue of any protest ground.

“The hungry Nigerians would teach them a lesson. They can only be in their houses observing from afar because whoever gets mind comes to stop the anger in the youths.”

In conclusion, he said, “Until hunger is addressed, anger is inevitable in Nigeria. The leaders are not aware that Nigerians have gotten to the biblical point of “If I perish I perish.”