A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has told President Bola Tinubu to allow Nigerians to express their displeasure with his government. George stated this when he was featured on Arise News live programme on Thursday night, adding that citizens should be protected and allowed to express their voices anytime they feel the government is failing them......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
He said, “In a democratic dispensation (like Nigeria), the powers must come from the base to up. If they are not feeling the impact of your government, they have the right to exercise their voice but I want to plead with Nigerians, we are at the edge of total collapse now.
“Let them handle this issue with decorum, with commitment, dedication and listening. That’s why I said on both sides I want to appeal to those who want to go on strike (protest). Please don’t go into violence I know you are angry because you are hungry.
“Let them know, let the president himself see if they have been telling him the stories that don’t add up, let him see. Every time you go to the National Assembly, you want to do something in the local government, what has he got to do with the national government for God’s sake?
“Let’s revisit the constitution that was given to us by the military. It looks completely like a military organisation. Power must come from the bottom up not from the top down. We’ve been talking about insecurities, we are talking about lack of food, insecurity and we can do something.”
George added that Nigerian political space is characterised by tribalism and religious bigotry that are impeding the growth and development of the country.
“There are two devils left behind when the British left Nigeria. The first was this tribalism they implanted. It is a devil. Then the second one is religious bigotry. What do those two issues have to do with managing people? Nobody selected himself that I wanted to be a Yoruba man, an Igbo man, and a Hausa man,” he added.
SaharaReporters had reported how Nigerians have started mobilising themselves in thousands to hold a public demonstration across the country, tagged as ‘EndBadGovernance’.
This protest aims to express their displeasure over the hardships President Bola Tinubu’s administration has created.
In a video seen by SaharaReporters, a concerned youth uses a sound amplifier to enlighten people and traders inside the popular Gaya market in Kano State on the need participate in the planned nationwide protest.