Don’t Protest Hardship, Bad Governance, Wait For Government’s Response – Tinubu To Nigerians
Joy ChukwuJuly 23, 20241 Mins read1k 
President Bola Tinubu has asked Nigerians to cancel the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest scheduled for August 1. After a meeting with the President, Information Minister Mohammed Idris said Tinubu urged the protest organisers to wait for the government’s response to their concerns.
“The issue of the planned protest, Mr President does not see any need for that. He’s asked them to shelve that plan. He’s asked them to await the government’s response to all their pleas,” the minister said.
The nationwide protest slated for August 1, aimed at ending economic hardship and bad governance under Tinubu’s administration, is fast gaining support on social media.
Tinubu’s statement came days after the presidency said the planned massive nationwide protests by the citizens were a “civilian coup” against the government, accusing the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, as the brain behind it.
While the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the President to address the displeasures of the protesters, who are mainly youths, former Nigerian vice president and presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has blasted the administration for trying to dissuade Nigerians from the planned mass protest, reaffirming citizens’ constitutional right to protest.
West Africa Weekly reported that several states, including Kano, Niger, Oyo, and Lagos, have previously protested economic hardship, food inflation, and high cost of living due to the government’s removal of petrol subsidies, unification of forex windows as well as other detrimental policies that have impacted not only the masses but businesses as well.
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