Nine groups out of the 15 that
formed the Joint Northern Action Front to participate in a planned revolutionow
protest in some northern states on Aug. 22, have pulled out.
The Secretary of the groups,
Tanko Mustapha made the declaration in a joint press statement issued on
Wednesday in Kaduna.
“We are pleased to announce today
that these nine groups have resolved to pull its members out of tomorrow’s
planned protests called by the Joint Northern Action Front which we were part
of,” he said.
Mustapha said their withdrawal
from the protests was based on some considerations.
“We have reviewed the planned
protests by critically looking into the nature, salient intentions and most
importantly the likely negative consequences on the North in particular and
democracy in general.
“We discovered that the main
intention of the protests is far from checking government excesses that are of
national concerns, but rather to further the hidden agenda of some people.
“Our concern is that the nature
of the protests may very likely not be peaceful and it will not only be
unproductive but may have negative consequences on the north and our democracy
as well.
“We weighed all the possibilities
against the background of its dangerous consequences in countries like Libya
and Yemen who embarked on such moves blindly.
“After candidly weighing the pros
and cons, we arrived at the conclusion that the exercise is ill-informed, in
bad taste, counterproductive, self-serving as well as an ill wind that will not
blow anybody any good.
“Despite the lapses in governance
in all aspects, especially in security, economy, and infrastructure, we wish to
align with the patriotic position of the apex conglomerate of groups in the
north, the CNG, that every issue can be discussed and resolved in a civilized
manner and never by violence.
“We today, therefore, declare a
complete pullout from participation in the organization and call on the
protesters and all people of the north to disregard the calls,” he said.
Mustapha called on the government
to as a matter of urgency, address all the observed lapses and misgovernance to
avoid uprisings.
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