Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has declared that the government and it’s supporters are the only group of people to turn the nationwide planned protest into a bloody affair.
Ezekwesili said the protest is a valid way of Nigerians expressing their grievances over their situation and the government has a duty to protect the citizens who are exercising their constitutional rights through protest.
Posting on X on Wednesday, the former Minister wrote, “As we can all already see, the only group that will turn the #EndBadGovernaceProtest into the “bloody affair” that @NigeriaGov propagandists are predicting and prophesying is the Government and its supporters.
“The People are simply saying “We are Hungry and therefore Angry” . We want you to know this and ACT correctly to solve our problems, Simple.
“Again, I ask the Governments@NigeriaGov , State Governments and Governors, the Lawmakers@passengers and State Assemblies to make this nationwide expression of dissatisfaction and disapproval of Citizens their opportunity for Deep Introspection.
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“Consider your ways, produce convincing evidence-backed Responses and Plans of Action to Citizens’ Demands,”she stressed.
“@NGRPresident has a Duty to ensure full protection of Citizens who wish to exercise their constitutional right to protest #BadGovernance across the country.
@PoliceNG must do everything right by the People. We must remind the@HQNigerianArmy that they cannot in any guise abuse the rights of Citizens. Nigerians Citizens will win, ultimately,” she added.
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