Alhaji Atiku Abubakar supports the proposed nationwide protest.
The former Vice-President and 2023 presidential candidate of People Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has shown his support to the proposed nationwide protest against economic hardship in the country.
Atiku took to his official X handle to make this known, stating that right of citizens to protest are enshrined in the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.
Below is the full statement of Atiku Abubakar on the subject matter:
“For the avoidance of doubt, the rights of citizens to protest are ENSHRINED in the Nigerian Constitution and AFFIRMED by our courts. Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution (as altered) unequivocally guarantees the right to peaceful assembly and association.
“Chasing shadows and contriving purported persons behind the planned protests is an exercise in futility when it is obvious that Nigerians, including supporters of Tinubu and the ruling APC, are caught up in the hunger, anger, and hopelessness brought about by the incompetence and cluelessness of this government.
“It is deeply ironic that those who now seek to stifle these rights were themselves leading protests in 2012. A responsible government must ensure a SAFE and SECURE environment for citizens to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed rights to PEACEFUL PROTEST. Any attempt to suppress these rights is not only unconstitutional but a direct affront to our democracy.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Government of Nigeria has called on the organisers of the proposed nationwide protest, and citizens of this country to shelve it so that hoodlums would not hijack it and wreck havocs on the innocent citizens doing their legitimate duties.
