The Minister of the Federal Capital Terrority, Nyesom Wike, has said that the planned nationwide protest scheduled to begin on August 1, 2024, is political, and “political gimmicks” by some who sought to use the protest to gain popularity. ..Read Full Article
The minister stated this on Tuesday while addressing journalists following an inspection of the Apo-Karshi Road project, first awarded in 2011.
The PUNCH reports that a section of Nigerians on social media have been mobilising to hold nationwide protests from t August 1, 2024, with the hashtags #TinubuMustGo and #Revolution2024, over the economic hardships.
Wike called for patience among citizens, stating that the administration had only been in office for one year and was working to fix a lot of rot in the country.
“The country was rotten, you know that the country was rotten, and then a government has just come to see what it can do, at least to move from where we are to a certain level. And you say that a miracle must be performed within one year?
“You are here now; we were talking about a contract that was awarded 13 good years ago. What has happened? Nothing. And now a government has come, to say we will fix all these things and we are too much in a haste that it must be done now. That is not possible; the protest is political,” he said.
The minister also argued that.….Read More
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