The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee Chairman in Rivers State, Tony Okocha has urged Nigerians to shelve nationwide planned protest against economic hardship in the country.
According to him, those mobilising for the protest were failed politicians who want to destroy the Tinubu-led administration and the ruling APC.
Okocha stated this while speaking to journalists at the APC headquarters on Tuesday.
“As a party in Rivers State and patriotic citizens of Nigeria, we would like to seize this opportunity to caution against the planned protest by people i call failed politicians. They cannot destroy the APC or the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We should support the president as he is determined to move Nigeria forward. It will take time, but the process is in place”, he said.
The APC chieftain also warned Nigerians against staging a nationwide protest like that one that took place in Kenya. He said such could to lead to anarchy.
In his words, “We should not compare Nigeria to Kenya or Sudan. The circumstances and indices are different, and our population cannot be compared to those countries. Encouraging protests will only lead to chaos. We advise Nigerians not to join or support what I call failed politicians who think they can destroy the APC or the president”.
He urged Nigerians not to crucify the president but hold the governors of their states accountable for the hardship in the land.
Okocha said all the governors were given allocation to take care of their people.
“The truth be told. Let us face reality here. What is the reason for the plan protest? The reason for the planned protest as I heard is that there is hunger in the land. Is President Tinubu the architect of hunger in the land? Why are we not demonstrating and protesting against our governors? In my time as the chief of staff, we had allocation to the tune of 6.6billion monthly. That was the maximum we got. But Rivers State today is coasting home to more than 28 billion from federal allocation.
“So, what happens? The removal of fuel subsidy brought in money to the system. And the President didn’t put the money in his pocket.
“He is giving out. When these money are given to the states, do they think the President should also come and administer its use? So who is behind this? Those who are behind this are the failed politicians who got power through the backdoor. They should wait for 2027. And go far away from APC if they can. The intention and motive is sinister. And they know themselves”, he added.
