The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has summoned chairmen of its state chapters over the planned nationwide protests against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government.

Different groups in the country have resolved to embark on nationwide protests on August 1, 2024 over the high cost of goods and services in the country.

The APC national secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, disclosed this after the 153rd meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said, "The meeting urged all those planning the protests to have confidence in Mr President's relentless efforts at repositioning the economy, while assuring Nigerians that the challenges will sooner or later come to pass.

"The NWC further called for an emergency meeting of chairmen of the APC in all the thirty-six states of the federation for further discussions."

Meanwhile, some leaders from the North and South have urged President Tinubu to address the nation on the steps being taken to quickly address the high cost of living and insecurity in the country.

"We want to call on Mr President to address the nation, if possible, to calm frayed nerves, knowing that he has the best of intentions for our dear country," they said in a statement by their leader, Mr Ralpheal Okorie.

The statement however called on youths and other Nigerians who are planning to participate in the protests to jettison the idea.

"The situation in Nigeria is not peculiar to Nigeria alone, and it is a global nature. We are using this medium to advise our teeming youth not to join in the protest because protests of this nature will naturally be hijacked by miscreants," the Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN) said in the statement.