President Bola Tinubu administration has revealed that supporters of Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, are behind the planned protests across the country
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the claim in a statement seen by 9News Nigeria on social media.
Onanuga alleged that the same group of individuals, who were instigated by IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to launch the destructive ENDSARS protest in 2020, are now planning to stage nationwide protests under the guise of “EndBadGovernance” and “Tinubu Must Go.”
The Presidency described the protesters as “anarchists” and “bad losers” who are unable to wait for the next election in 2027.
Onanuga warned that their actions amount to high treason and called on security agents to interrogate the individuals involved.
The statement reads:
“REVEALED: Peter Obi’s supporters are the people planning mayhem in Nigeria: Obi should be held responsible for anarchy
“Don’t be fooled: the malcontents planning to stage nationwide protests are supporters of Peter Obi, the failed presidential candidate of the Labour Party. And he should be held responsible for whatever crisis emanates from the action.
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“She has been sending out letters of mobilisation. She even pinned a “Week 6 “ letter urging Nigerians to wake up and take control of their country, using the language of IPOB, Peter Obi, and his supporters.
“Another member of the malcontents is Brother Bernard, also known as Mikael C. Bernard. He is not based in Nigeria because he was once busted over Binance and fraudulent crypto businesses in Nigeria. Bernard was the man who once wrote that the naira should go down to zero.
“In a reaction to Oluchi, he said the protesters should remove the increase in salaries for the armed forces as part of their demands.
“ “If they want an increment in salary, let them launch their own protest. It is not our job to fight for enablers of evil”, he wrote on X.
“According to our law, men of the armed forces don’t protest, an X user reminded him. He posted a sarcastic response: ‘By law, they can slap people wearing cams ( camouflage) and shoot at protesters ba?”
“Security agents should, by now, begin to interrogate these agents of destabilisation. There is no country in the world where people are not going through some economic challenges and where the cost of living is not a major issue. No country is immune from economic turbulence at the moment. Civilised and democratic people wait for another election to make leadership changes. They don’t trigger mayhem in their countries by staging protests, the end of which nobody can predict.
“Nigerian citizens must consider the government’s attitude and concern about the cost of living crisis when deciding whether to join the protests by the Labour Party and IPOB supporters.
“The Tinubu government has not been found wanting in this regard. The minimum wage has been increased by more than 100 percent. Loans are being disbursed to students in tertiary schools. A credit corporation has been launched to promote consumption credit. Palliatives, including the latest distribution of 740 trucks of rice to the 36 states and Abuja, are being rolled out. Businesses, such as pharmaceuticals, are being assisted. The Federal and state governments are investing heavily in agriculture to produce more food.
“The economy is improving, inflation is slowing, the national debt has been reduced in dollar terms, and the FIRS has increased revenue generation to record levels. Investors are coming back to our country. Our stock market is the best in the world, with a 33 percent return on investment.
“President Tinubu has a four-year mandate to run his agenda. Those calling for protest should wait till 2027 to either re-elect him or elect their Messiah, Mr Peter Obi.”
