Wike Describes Planned Nationwide Protest as “Political Gimmicks”

The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described the planned demonstration as “political gimmicks” by those seeking to gain popularity.

Speaking during an inspection of the Apo-Karshi Road project on Tuesday, Wike stated, “The country was rotten, you know that the country was rotten, and then a government has just come to see what it can do, at least to move from where we are to a certain level. And you say that a miracle must be performed within one year?”

In the same vein, the Cross River State Government has urged residents of the state not to participate in the August 1 protest, citing the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protests.

The state Commissioner for Information, Dr Erasmus Ekpang, in a statement in Calabar, on Tuesday, said that though Nigerians were passing through a difficult time, the government at all levels was showing ‘’Enormous commitment to the wellbeing of the citizenry.’’

Also, a businessman and Egba High Chief, Yinka Kufile, cautioned against any violent protest. “Such an unreasonable move will always aggravate the challenge at hand, causing destruction of properties and avoidable loss of life,” Kufile stated this at a press briefing in Abeokuta.

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