By Matthew Atungwu Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has kicked against the proposed protest s...
By Matthew Atungwu
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as
Sunday Igboho, has kicked against the proposed protest scheduled for August 1
across Nigeria over the hardship in the country.
In a statement issued late Monday night, Igboho said since
the assumption of office by President Bola Tinubu on May 29 last year, he has
implemented policies which his predecessors lacked the political will to
pursue.
He said challenges abound in every country and President
Tinubu was doing everything to curb the hardship bedeviling the country.
Igboho added that while the right to peaceful protest was
enshrined in the nation’s constitution, it did not extend to calls for an
unconstitutional regime change, noting that during President Buhari’s
eight-year tenure, there were no such protests for regime change from the
Southwest, even when the people faced oppression and atrocities by Fulani
terrorists.
He said, “I, Chief Sunday Igboho, I am issuing this press
release in response to the planned protests by some unknown and faceless
individuals, who are working to disintegrate the country.
‘’Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assumed office on May
29, 2023, he has implemented revolutionary policies, which his predecessors
lacked the political will to pursue.
‘’These bold steps have, unsurprisingly, unsettled those who
believe it is their birth right to rule Nigeria. And in response, there have
been attempts to undermine his administration, particularly on social media,
with the aim of creating discord between the government and the people.
‘’Recently, we have become aware of notices from unknown
individuals threatening ’10 days of rage’, beginning August 1, 2024, under the
slogan ‘Tinubu Must Go!’
‘’While the right to peaceful protest is enshrined in our
constitution, it does not extend to calls for an unconstitutional regime
change. It is worth noting that during President Buhari’s eight-year tenure,
there were no such protests for regime change from the Southwest, even when our
people faced oppression and atrocities by Fulani terrorists.”
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