Ayodele Olalere
The Arewa Community in Lagos State has drummed up support for President Bola Tinubu and promised they are not going to be part of the hunger protest.
According to the leader of the Arewa Community and Traders, Lagos State, Shehu Usman, while speaking at a briefing on Wednesday to announce Arewa’s stand on the August 1 nationwide protest, the planned protest is the handiwork of some politicians and their sponsors who, ‘under the guise of protesting against what they claim as hardship in Nigeria have ganged up to bring down the democratically elected government of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.’
He added that while it is the constitutional right of every Nigerian citizen to protest peacefully, targeting Lagos State, the home state of the President for a violent protest, will not be allowed by the Arewa Community and traders in the state
“The Arewa Community and Traders in Lagos State are totally against the national protests and we are not going to be part of any plan to cause trouble in Lagos State.
We want to implore all our members not to take part in any protest being organized by faceless people. We don’t believe in the protests because we don’t think we need any national protests against the administration of President Bola Tinubu at the moment, especially when there are a lot of transformation and people-oriented policies being carried out by the President Bola Tinubu-led government,” he said.
He added: ” We are not in support of the protest because we believe some fifth columnists, politicians and those who want to set Nigeria, particularly Lagos on fire, are behind the protests for selfish interests.”
He assured President. Tinubu that the community will stand against any protest against him and the Lagos State government.
“Lagos State has been home to many of us for many years and we will not support any attempt to destroy the state in the name of protests by some faceless groups and individuals. We are against the protests and we want all our members not to participate in the national protests,” he said.