The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Sen. Babafemi Ojudu, has dismissed the assertion that the presidency sponsored the group of Nigerians that embarked on solidarity protests across the country in support of the President Muhammdu Buhari-led government.
Ojudu stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents shortly after addressing the pro-President Buhari protesters at the Federal Secretariat/Supreme Court Junction of main entrance of the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. He said that the presidency was not in the habit of hiring people for protest marches, saying that all those who participated in the pro-Buhari protest were die-hard supporters of the president.
““I was working in my office when I was called to go and receive them, just the way we also received the BringBackOurGirls’ protesters last time. “”This presidency does not give money to anybody. This is not our tradition, is not our culture to buy protest or induce people to do any.
““You will be surprised the day President Buhari is coming back to see the millions of people that will go to the airport to welcome him,’’ he said. Ojudu dismissed the insinuation that the presidency deliberately shunned the coalition of civil society organisations demanding that Buhari “resumes duty or resigns. The presidential aide, however, expressed the readiness of the presidency to talk to the coalition if they indicated interest to do so.
He said: “”If they decide to talk to us we talk to them. This group has a special message for the acting president and they wrote to us that they were coming and we received them. ““Those ones never informed us of anything. They were just doing their own protests and that was it.’’ Speaking while addressing the pro-Buhari protesters, Ojudu alerted Nigerians on the activities of some elements that had ganged up against the President Buhari-led administration.
He, therefore, charged the pro-Buhari protesters to join hands with other well meaning Nigerians to stand up against those elements who are bent on frustrating the ongoing developmental efforts of the federal government. “”President Buhari stands for anti-corruption. Buhari is not selfish, is not fighting for himself and the elements who are selfish; who are greedy and corrupt they are standing up and are coming together against him.
`”You have to mobilise and educate people across Nigeria to stand up against these people.’’ Ojudu, however, challenged members of the pro-Buhari group on the need to conduct themselves peacefully and shun any act capable of causing social unrest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters, who were in their hundreds, presented a letter of solidarity to the acting President through Ojudu. The pro-Buhari protesters, who came from different states of the federation, had earlier stormed the Unity Fountain, Abuja, singing solidarity songs in support of President Buhari.(NAN) Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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This is simply why Nigeria would never be good and the only way out is to disintegrate it..... Even if Buhari is a saint,he has violated the constitution for staying out of the country more than the constitutional provision... its just straight forward and a simple thing, he should have been impeached by now but instead they hired people to protest protest in favor of his continuity.a country where anything from the might goes, where the constitution is mere theoretical references and never applied in reality.A lawless entity without constitutionalism. Tell me why there won't be agitations there and there. I just wish am from Benin republic . It's really a shame being a nizoorian
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ReplyDeleteUnaliedondo.... Hahahhahahaha! it is now becoming too childish. It is even more shameful for you to defend the indefensible. What we saw on TV was too shameful! Even one of them gave themselves away when being interviewed. If those pure water carrying hungry and haggard Sai Baba shouting crowd are not hired then what and how did they get there? it is a pity!
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