Tinubu Tells Youths: Protest Unnecessary, I’m Addressing Your Concerns
President Bola Tinubu has urged dissatisfied Nigerians, particularly youths planning a national protest over the rising cost of living, to defer their action, stating it is unnecessary.
The President also guaranteed the organizers of the planned protest that he has heard their concerns and is actively working to address all of them.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, conveyed the President’s plea while speaking with State House correspondents after he met with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The President’s assurance came as the face-off between Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga; and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, took a new twist, yesterday.
Obi’s lawyers, yesterday, wrote Onanuga, demanding N5 billion and an apology within 72 hours for accusing him and his supporters of high treason in allegedly being masterminds of the planned “EndBadGovernance protest.”
Similarly, former presidential aspirant and a chieftain of the LP, Professor Pat Utomi, challenged Onanuga to produce evidence of his involvement in the planned protest or face N500 billion litigation.