Amid rising costs of living and low public confidence in the government, widespread grievances are fuelling discontent among many Nigerians.
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The prospect of the eruption of violence has dominated the narratives of both the proponents of the protest and its opponents – chief among whom are President Bola Tinubu and his top aides.Governments worldwide are conscious of the damaging political effect of public protests against their policies, style of governance and handling of the economy. They also have a legitimate responsibility to be worried about potentially volatile mass action.
“Nobody that will not be worried about the protest,” the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli, said after one of such meetings. “…we are calling on our people to exercise patience and to listen to the words of wisdom.” The spokesperson for the group, Tukur Mohammed-Baba, a professor, said: “What is discernible from the justification and demands from the promoters of the protests are largely incoherent and poorly articulated with their likelihood of success very doubtful.”
Later, the IGP asked protest leaders to submit their details to the commissioners of police in their respective states. But many Nigerians immediately reject the idea.On Saturday, the police chief met with the commandants of the police mobile force.Mainly, the mobile police are used to quench riots, and their involvement in this matter could escalate fears that they could harm the protesters.
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