PROTEST: Commercial Activities Return To Calabar As Senator Williams Commends C'Riverians Over Peaceful Conduct
By Judex OKORO
Commercial activities is gradually returning to Calabar Metropolis in the day 2 of the on-going "Hunger Protest" across the country.
THE BEAGLE NEWS reports that business activities were affected on day 1 of the protest as shops remained closed but shops were opened for customers as early as 9:00am on Friday.
The popular Marian market witnessed gradual return of activities and commercial motorists have also hit the road running across the metropolis.
Filing stations that shut their doors for business on Thursday have also started dispensing products on Friday morning with long queues.
The state have been relatively peaceful since the beginning of the protest on Thursday even as streets were deserted streets and businesses shutdown in day 1 of the protest.
Hailing 'Cross Riverians, Sen. William Eteng has commended the people for their peaceful disposition towards the ongoing protest.
Eteng, who represents Cross River Central in the 10th Senate, further acknowledged the role played by Gov. Bassey Otu to ensure that the State remain safe and peaceful.
He attributed the State decision to stay out of the protest to the EndSARS experience which the state is yet to recover from.
According to him, "we have gone through a lot. What happened to us during the EndSARS protest is enough for us to learn from.
"The State is still suffering from the massive destruction of that protest. The scale of destruction of that protest touched both government and private individuals.
"We understand the pains the people are going through in the face of this current economic hardship, but we should be wise to be patient so as not to further worsen things."
