Abuja business owners and traders are counting their losses as the #EndBadGovernance protest enters its second day
As the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest enters its second day, Abuja business owners and traders are the worst for it, as they continue to count their losses. This comes as findings have revealed that Nigeria has witnessed no fewer than 15 national protests in 64 years.
A shop owner in Lugbe Market Abuja, Nafiu Ibrahim, revealed that sales have dropped by 80 percent due to the action.“Sales have dropped drastically. I make sales up to N300,000 daily, but yesterday, I didn’t make up to N40,000. It was a serious loss. The protest made people stay at home. And this didn’t go down well with business owners,” he said.
A food vendor at Police Sign Post Lugbe who identified herself as Iya Tawakalitu told THE GUARDIAN that the effect of the demonstration was telling on her business as she has recorded low patronage. Also speaking, a software engineer in GSM Village Wuse, Smart Ezeh, disclosed that while activities were at their lowest ebb on Thursday, a few persons came out on Friday.
Other notable nationwide demonstrations are Resume or Resign protests against ex-President Buhari’s absence in 2017; 2020 #EndSARS protests against police brutality; 2020 protests against electricity tariff hikes; 2022 protests against fuel subsidy removal and electricity tariff hikes as well as National Industrial Court of Nigeria protests against judicial reforms.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.
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