Lagos, July 30, 2024: With two days to the planned nationwide protest against bad governance and mass hunger in the country, a socio-political group, The Collective Movement (TCM), has called for measures to prevent hoodlums from hijacking the protest to perpetrate atrocities.
Mrs Esther Opaluwah, the National Woman Leader of the socio-political group, made the call in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday.
She advised that both the government and organisers of the protests should ensure that security agencies do everything to devoid the protests of violence.
Opaluwah, in the statement signed by TCM Media Director, Mazi Ndubuisi Nwachukwu, said the activities of the protesters should be guided by security agencies from the start to the end of the protests.
She appealed to the security agencies to protect lives and property by ensuring the protest was peaceful, as they carried out their assigned job professionally.
She advised them not to see the protesters as low level citizens, stressing that every Nigerian is important to the country and must be allowed to express himself or herself on issues affecting the generality of the populace.
“A lack of transparency and accountability in government; improved economic opportunities and job creation; enhanced security and protection of lives and property, quality education and healthcare for all an end to corruption and impunity, poverty, unemployment, and insecurity are among issues confronting the nation which the protesters are marching against,’’ the TCM National Woman Leader said.
She also called on the federal, state and local governments to urgently pay adequate attention to the myriad of issues affecting the country.
According to her, governments at all levels should engage in constructive dialogue with stakeholders and utilise social media to amplify their messages. (GBN)
