President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said sponsors of the planned nationwide protests are placing their selfish ambitions above the national interest.
Tinubu made these remarks when he received a delegation of Islamic leaders, led by Sheikh Bala Lau, at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelade, disclosed this in a statement signed Thursday night, Titled, “President Tinubu: No cabals or sponsors to compensate.
Tinubu said: I have no cabal. I have no sponsor. The money I spent on the elections was my personal fortune. At some point, the odds were against me, banks were locked. But Allah, the Almighty God, said I will be the President. Mine is to follow the leading and teaching of God.
“One of the most potent elements of defence is a good conscience. It is also a defence against corruption. What should be uppermost in our minds is the future of our children. We have a lot to teach them on what it takes to be a good citizens and what it takes to be a responsible citizen.
“We are reworking the social welfare scheme to reach the Ward level, which is the closest to our people.
“We are going to ensure that we re-establish connection with the Wards, again, So that we can give allowances to the poor and the vulnerable.
“The student loan will pay for school fees. There will be more monetary support for the education of our children. The consumer credit will support citizens to buy cars and houses, and they can repay gradually. We have increase the minimum wage by more than 100 percent.
“The sponsors of the protests do not love our country. They have no love for the nation.They don’t understand citizenship. They have alternative passports. They are in different parts of the world holding meeting virtually. We do not want to turn Nigeria into Sudan. We are talking about hunger, not burials. We have to be careful. We should be careful with premature politics, politics of hate, and anger. The internet has made it possible to hold meetings in artificial settings. They hold meetings to sponsor anger”, the President said.
President Tinubu, however warned against politics of hate, which he said could send Nigeria into a political abyss like the case in Sudan.
In his remarks, leader of the delegation, Sheikh Bala Lau assured the President of support and prayers for Nigeria.
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