By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West
WITHIN the space of four days, two separate protests rocked Ondo State and shook it to its foundation. Pregnant women and students took to the streets of Akure during the week, to protest against what they termed ‘anti-people policies.’
In fact, security agencies in the state had a hectic time trying to rise up to the occasion.
Pregnant women’s antenatal protest
The first set of people who expressed their displeasure over the state government’s decision to hike fees for antenatal were pregnant women.
In a rare public show, the women displayed their protruding stomachs to express their anger.
The governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, who was in Abuja to attend a meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and got wind of the…
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