Civil society groups under the aegis of the Edo Civil Society Organisations have taken to the streets of Benin City, the state capital, in protest against the recent hike in fuel prices.

They walked through some major streets and condemned the increase and the high cost of governance in Nigeria.

 

The protesters claim the cost of governance is high in Nigeria.

 

The protesters are piqued by what they described as an increment in the price of petrol amid penury.

 

According to them, the new National Assembly members are made to share huge sums running into billions of naira to improve their working conditions while the downtrodden groan under the new fuel regime.

 

Carrying placards with several inscriptions, the Edo civil society groups also rejected the proposed N8,000 palliative by the federal government following the removal of the petrol subsidy.