Planned Protest: Group Calls For Patience, Dialogue

The Concerned Nigerian Youth For Good Governance (CNYGG), has reiterated its position on the proposed planned protest tagged #Endbadgovernance, insisting that it is tainted with ulterior motives and called for dialogue and patience.

The group made it known yesterday while staging a solidarity rally in support of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in Abuja.

The rally entitled; ‘Protect not Protest’ was powered by the Queen Adenike Tejuosho Foundation.

While delivering her speech at the rally, the Founder QAT Foundation, Hajia Halimat Adenike Tejuosho said although it was the right of protesters to express their views, what is important at present is to protect this young government and not try to end it.

According to her, “What bad governance are we ending when the government of the day is yet to stabilize from some challenges it inherited from the former government.

“The minister of information and national orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has been addressing various youth groups and meetings. Nigeria is not Kenya and we will not allow any protest that will affect market women or one that would be hijacked by looters and hoodlums lurking around. Let’s cherish our peace and grow this democracy via dialogue.

“To this end, I urge all Nigerian youth and civil society organizations to dissipate their energies in protecting this government, this country and shun all planned protests.”

The group, had some inscriptions on their cards such as ‘Protect not Protest’, ‘May Nigeria Succeed,’ ‘Just a little Patience,’ ‘Lets Dialogue,’ ‘Economy will stabilize soon,’ ‘Nigeria is not Kenya’ among others.

Also, the president Arewa Youth Movement, Amb. Mohammed Sahad Aboki called on members and northern youth to immediately pull out of the planned protest, saying cattle dealers; traders, truck owners etc will bear the brunt, insisting that the president needs prayer and not threats.

Also speaking, the convener, CNYGG, Ambassador Mahmood Abubakar while addressing the youth noted that the youth would be the losers should the country burn.

Nigeria according to him, Nigeria is work in progress adding: “As we can see, in less than one year, the Tinubu administration has churn out policies capable of alleviating out sufferings.”