ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Youths in their hundreds yesterday, blocked the Okuokoko community end of the East-West road in protest, denouncing alleged move by the government of Delta state to borrow N120bn.
Comrade Kehinde Taiga, National President Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Comrade Kelly Umukoro, president Youth wing of Urhobo Progress Union, among others, told journalists at the scene of the protest that they came out to openly condemn the reported move by the government to borrow any money.
The protesters armed with placards, sang solidarity songs on the road as they protest.
Some of the placards read: “We reject Sheriff and the more loans agenda”, ”Loan to buy vote, be warned Deltans”, ”Do not mortgage our future and that of our children”.
During their protest, the protesters also advised banks not to grant the loan, adding that it was unfortunate that the Delta state House of Assembly could grant such loan few weeks to the general elections.
“What kind of House of Assembly approves 120 billion loan few weeks to elections,” they said.
Also, the angry youths disrupted traffic on the ever busy road for some time.