Hope Uzodimma, chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), stated this after a closed-door meeting in Abuja.
According to Daily Trust, Uzodimma invited the protesters to discuss their grievances and work together to find solutions.
He emphasized the governors’ commitment to national unity, prosperity, and job creation for young Nigerians.
Uzodimma urged Nigerians to shelve the planned protest, citing the need to address insecurity, national minimum wage, food security, and economic recession.
He advised against demonstrations, which could exacerbate the country’s challenges.
The governor warned against instigating chaos and crisis, highlighting the suffering Nigerians have already endured due to global economic recession, insecurity, and political tension.
Uzodimma called for patriotism and unity in the country, emphasizing that Nigeria is the only home for its citizens.
His statement reads in part:
There have been reports of a planned protest by some unknown Nigerians calling for the end of bad government and that President Bola Tinubu must go. The campaign has been going on on social media, and the protest was scheduled to be held between August 1 to 10.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has threatened President Bola Tinubu’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, with a lawsuit.
The former governor of Anambra state issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the presidential aide to make a public apology or face a defamation suit.
Obi’s counsel, Alex Ejesieme, said Onanuga’s statement that Obi was behind the planned hunger protest against Tinubu’s administration was defamatory.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
