The United Kingdom (UK) chapter
of Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG), has condemned the recent wave
of protests over President Muhammadu Buhari’s continued medical vacation in
London.
This was made known in a
statement signed by the group’s Coordinator, Ibukun Ola, and issued to newsmen
in Abuja.
According to Ola, recent
developments posed great danger to Nigeria’s stability more than other ongoing
existential threats.
He said that protests under
hashtags like#OurMumuDonDo,#ResumeOrResign,#RecoverAndReform and others were stoking
tension.
The coordinator said: “This
warning became necessary following the ugly incident of Tuesday when the
protest was taken to Wuse Market in Abuja, and subsequently resulted in chaos.
“The decision of the protesters
to enter a trading space is condemnable since businessmen in this facility
bought and owned their stalls and would not allow other people to deprive them
of their means of livelihood without repercussions.
“Handymen and truck pushers who
rely on smooth operations at the market would similarly not condone any
activity that would deprive them of their means of sustenance.’’
Ola maintained that the group was
worried at the ethnic and religious coloration of reactions trailing the Wuse
Market incident as it could further deepen animosity over what was originally a
non-issue.
He urged would be protesters of
any cause to keep their activities within the public space to which they were
entitled to.
The coordinator added that those
who felt their space had been invaded should invite the relevant law
enforcement agencies to intervene and not take the law into their hands
“We urge the police and other
security agencies not to pander to political correctness but to decisively
prosecute those found to have breached the law.
“Besides discouraging trouble
makers in Nigeria, it would stop our citizens from trespassing on private and
business spaces abroad.
“This is because the
#OurMumuDonDoprotesters are implementing and contemplating similar protests
here in London and other world cities,’’ Ola said.
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