Protest: President should address the nation, says coalition
The coalition of pro-democracy groups for a better Nigeria has urged President Bola Tinubu to address the nation in the wake of the violence and looting that greeted the ongoing protest.
The national coordinator of the coalition, Awa Bamiji, in a statement on Friday, August 2, in Lagos, called on the president to take a decisive action by addressing the nation today to stop the protest.
According to him, the ongoing 10 days #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest, that kicked- off on Thursday, is Part II of 2020 #EndSARS protest.
“We advise President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, to take a decisive action by addressing the Nation today with aim of quelling the protest.
“If possible, the President can also do this by inviting the military to team up with the Policemen on the field, to avoid further loss of lives and properties in Nigeria,” Bamiji said.
The activist said hunger and inflation are global phenomena, hence the need for the protesters to listen to the voices of reasoning.
“We must at the same time draw our attention to the major factors that are responsible for our peculiar problem in Nigeria,” he said.
The protest, which started on Thursday, crippled socio-economic activities across states as motor parks, shops, malls, markets and roads were deserted due to the protest.
The first day of the protest recorded violence and looting in some states like Niger, Kaduna, Jigawa, Abuja among others.
