From Mustapha Adamu, Kano
Thousands of supporters of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano state have vowed not to participate in today’s nationwide protest over hardship.
The APC stalwarts, under the leadership of Nasiru Bala Aminu, popularly known as Ja’oji, said they do not see any reason to protest against administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Addressing a mammoth crowd in Kano on Wednesday, Ja’oji acknowledge that While registering worries about particular policies of any government is democratic, planning to cause crisis of any nature, under whatever name is condemned by right thinking citizens.
According to Ja’oji, who is the Member, Governing Council, Federal College of Education (Technical), Yobe State, the current hardship faced by Nigerians did not start with the administration of Tinubu.
“While acknowledging the hardship being faced by Nigerians, President Tinubu assured that adjustment being made in some of his administration’s policies. As a listening leader, President Tinubu assured Nigerians that things will change for better,” Ja’oji said.
“On behalf of all the people who gathered here, particularly our mothers and sisters, women, we are not supporting any protest at this critical period of national development and cohesion. With no clear cut organizers, it simply means there is hidden agenda. Which we totally reject,” he added
Ja’oji disclosed that he met and discussed with many women groups on the planned protest and assured him that they would not be part of the protest and would warn their children not to participate.
“Their message is very clear, that, they are not part of it, they don’t support it and they warned their children not to support it. They need peaceful Nigeria at any cost.
“Peaceful and united Nigeria is always our hope and interest. Some African countries are still in crisis because of similar protests that were hijacked by hoodlums and unpatriotic elements. Some African countries, which started with ill-intentioned and ill-advised protests had bad experience in the past,” he said.
