The second point is the need to oil government relations whereby protesters are not seen as enemies of the state that must be hounded, maimed, arrested or even killed.
In Rivers State , the governor visited the protest ground to address the protesters, thus creating a sense of belonging, which should have been done in Kano, Kaduna, Borno, Abuja and other locations where the protests took place.
To ignore the protesters totally is to give the wrong impression that the authorities were not concerned with their agitations or that they were not entitled to the exercise of their fundamental rights. I believe that this was one of the reasons why the protesters rejected the speech of the President as belated; it did not address the real issues raised by the protesters, providing fuel for future protests.
The other aspect is that of positive use of information and education. The point to make is that the law guarantees the right to freedom of expression and lawful assembly, being universal rights considered and accepted as basic to human existence. Destruction, violence and anarchy are however criminal offences that are punishable by law.
Now the protests are over and the question is: what next? Let the government set up a committee of eminent persons across the nation to examine the issues. Are people suffering? Yes. Are the policies of the government helping to reduce the pains and pangs of hunger and poverty? Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested Hyginus Nkwocha for alleged internet fraud and money laundering. Nkwocha, 35, was arrested at Ever Green Estate, behind Millennium Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, following intelligence about his suspected involvement in internet fraud and money laundering. Items recovered from him include $2,200, an iPhone 15 Pro…
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