Ahead of the planned nationwide dissent tending to hardship, poverty, and increased cost of living, Minority Caucus of the Green Chamber has requested the Federal Government to engage in talks with the nonconformists.
The dissent tagged ‘EndBadGovernance’ has built up attraction on social media and has been planned to take place across all states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in August.
The organizers of the dissent have been anonymous.
Bugged about the implications on the economy, the legislators want President Bola Tinubu’s administration to tend to the yearnings of the protesters.
This was part of the Caucus’ goal at the end-of-session dinner in Abuja.
Briefing reporters after the dinner in Abuja, the Chairman of the Caucus, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, in any case, discouraged the planned dissent, particularly against the background of insecurity in parts of the nation.
“We also appealed to the government to dialogue with the planned protesters and also look at some of the messages they are raising, the critical areas that need government intervention. Government should intervene and ensure that issues are resolved amicably,” he said.
“We are not going to encourage any protesters because in the past we have observed in most cases that even peaceful protests have been overtaken by hoodlums and with the insecurity situation in some parts of the country, you may not have control of the gathering of people. So some unscrupulous people may use the opportunity to create chaos.
“So we are discouraging any protest but we appeal to the government to dialogue and also look at critical areas that are necessary and address them amicably.”
Chinda likewise encouraged the government to take on the incentive technique in resolving the issue of insecurity in the nation.
“We acknowledge and observe the insecurity situation in the country and we call on the government to use carrot and stick by ensuring that let the result be seen. Let all the security chiefs do what is right to ensure that Nigerians are protected,” he said.
The Caucus likewise called on the government to create means to guarantee citizens are self-reliant in a bid to tackle the financial decline in the nation.
