Planned nationwide protest: ‘It’s a family matter, give us time,’ FG begs Nigerians

In the wake of the growing hardship in the country and calls for a nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the Federal Government has said it is not sleeping on duty, and begged for more time from Nigerians.

Describing the planned protests as a “family matter”, the government said all issues would be resolved in a way to ensure the peace and stability of the country.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja after a meeting held by members of the Federal Executive Council, at the instance of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF, Senator George Akume.

‘What we discussed’

In a brief interview after the closed-door meeting, Idris said; “We came together to discuss. You can see that this is not happening at the Council Chambers.

“It’s happening at the office of the SGF and many of the ministers are here.

“We have discussed issues of national interest and all of us are working for Nigeria. We hope and believe that Nigeria is going to be great again.

“No one is going to sleep. Those who are agitating and asking for protests are Nigerians.

“They are our brothers, they are our sisters. They are all Nigerians and those in positions of authority; the ministers, the President, everybody, we are all Nigerians too.

“So, this is a family matter. This is a Nigerian family issue and all of us are looking at this issue very well and we hope that peace will prevail at the end of the day.”

… on engagement with protest organisers

Asked whether the government has been engaging with the stakeholders and organizers of the planned protest, Idris said engagement has always been an ongoing thing.