FG Moves To Avert Planned Protests, & Tackle Challenges Bedeviling The Country

FG moves to avert planned protest, & tackle challenges bedeviling the country

From Umar Dankano, Yola.

The Federal government has pledge to address all economic, political and social challenges bedeviling the country with a view to enhance quality of life of Nigerians.

Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman disclosed the development at a town hall meeting held in Yola, the Adamawa state capital weekend stressing that, President Tinubu is fully aware of the situation in the country and working 24 hours to address those concerns(problems).

Professor Mamman said President Bola Tinubu has done a lot for Nigeria within the one year of his administration and more would be achieved in the next three years urging citizens to be patient and supportive of the administration for more dividends of democracy.

Mamman caution Nigerians especially the youths to shield or abort the planned national protest slated for August 1, 2024, highlighting some achievements recorded by the present President Tinubu’s regime to include; local governments autonomy for development at the grassroots, increase in students scholarship, students loans scheme, N70,000 minimum wage among others.

The Minister appealed to Nigerians not to partake in the nationwide protest for peaceful coexistence and more dividend of democracy in the country.

The meeting was attended by a large section of Adamawa citizens including students unions, youth leaders, market women, people living with disability (PLWD), political and religious leaders provided a turf were critical national challenges were honestly discussed.

Various youth and women leaders who ventilated their frustrations over rising inflation, hunger and poverty thanked the federal government for initiating the process which they said will go a long way in proffering solutions to the myriads of challenges confronting the nation.

They also urged the citizens to shun protest noting that although it is a fundamental right of all citizens, the fact that enemies of the state may hijack it to cause massive unrest made it unattractive and unviable alternative.

They urged the government to as a matter of urgency implement reforms that will mitigate poverty, inflation and hunger in the country so that the ordinary Nigerian will enjoy the dividend of democracy and live a stress free life.

In his submission during the meeting,the federal lawmaker representing Fufore & Song Constituency, Hon Aliyu Wakili Boya applauded the timely strategy of convening the town hall meeting for Frank talk with the populace noting that the gesture was necessary action on the current economic situation in the land.

Boya opined that, initiating the dialogue will go a long way in ushering renewed understanding between the leaders and the led urging the people to resist the temptation of protests due to its susceptibility of being hijacked.

Also speaking, the representative of heads of higher institutions in Adamawa State and Provost of Federal College of Education (FCE) Yola, Dr. Mohammed Usman Degereji urged the people to preserve adding that what the president is doing is akin to conducting a surgery on the nation.

He stressed that the process of conducting a surgery is always painful adding that the pain will only be temporal while the fruits is everlasting happiness and peace

Degereji noted that these times calls for sober reflection and dialogue as protests will only aggravate Nigeria’s challenges similar to what happened to other countries like Libya and Sudan who live to contend with the consequences of such protest for decades.

Investigation by the medium has shown that, the town hall was carried out simultaneously across the 36 states of the Federation as a result of agitations by some Nigerians to carry out peaceful protest in response to the demand for good governance.