By Christiana Ekpa
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to engage in dialogue with planned protesters to address their concerns.
The Caucus also discouraged the planned protest due to the current insecurity situation in parts of the country.
Speaking to reporters, Chairman of the Caucus, Hon Kingsley Chinda, emphasized the need for the government to address critical areas of concern and resolve issues amicably.
He encouraged the government to use a carrot and stick approach to tackle insecurity and ensure Nigerians are protected.
The Caucus also called on the government to create opportunities for citizens to be self-reliant in the face of economic hardship.
They urged the government to move beyond palliatives and empower people to improve their economic situation.
“We also appealed to the government to dialogue with the planned protesters and also look at some of the messages they are raising, the critical areas that need government intervention. Government should intervene and ensure that issues are resolved amicably.
“We are not going to encourage any protesters because in the past we have observed in most cases that even peaceful protests have been overtaken by hoodlums and with the insecurity situation in some parts of the country, you may not have the control of the gathering of people. So some unscrupulous people may use the opportunity to create chaos.
“So we are discouraging any protest but we appeal to government to dialogue and also look at critical areas that are necessary and address them amicably,” he said..
He called on the government to adopt the carrot and stick method in addressing the problem of insecurity in the country.
“We acknowledge and observe the insecurity situation in the country and we call on the government to use carrot and stick by ensuring that let the result be seen. Let all the security chiefs do what is right to ensure that Nigerians are protected,” he said.
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