Aare Musulumi Dawud Akinola charges organizers to shelve nationwide protest, advocates dialogue with FG 

Chief Akinola in a statement issued in Ibadan, on Monday, said doing this would guard against break down of law and order, cautioning that the protest could be hijacked by hoodlums thereby defeating the purpose of the protest.

According to the Aare of Ibadanland, the right to protest is guaranteed by the constitution of the country and in most democracies around the world, stating however that in a situation where the agitation can be hijacked by hoodlums which may eventually lead to violence and anarchy there is the need to take caution.

He said,  “It is an open secret that there is economic hardship across the country and I sincerely empathise with the frustration that most Nigerians are passing through but I wish to call on the organizers to exercise more patience and allow the federal government more time to find lasting solutions to the present economic situation.”

Chief Akinola also charged political office holders at all levels to always display high level of prudency and transparency in their official programmes and activities in order to ensure rapid economic recovery for the betterment of the populace.

He similarly charged the Federal Government to urgently re-strategize in order to put an end to banditry, kidnappings and senseless killings in various parts of the country.

“There is need for immediate implementation of the recently approved new national minimum wage in order to improve the living conditions of Nigerian workers and to also provide relief to struggling families” he stated.

He then enjoined both Islamic and Christian clerics across the country not to relent in their prayers for President Bola Tinubu, the governors and their teams so as to ensure quick economic recovery.