The Presidency has said it has nothing against the planned protest organized by popular RnB musician 2Face and all those who wish to join him.
The presidency made its stance known in a statement signed by Laolu Akande, the media aide to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday
“This administration will not prevent Nigerians from expressing themselves in peaceful protests”, Akande said via tweeter. “It is s fundamental right of the people”.
Akande’s statement came just a day after the police commissioner in Lagos, Fatai Owoseni said the police would disallow the protest on grounds that it could be hijacked by hoodlums and it is illegal.
However, Akande questioned the need for the protest, pointing out efforts by the Buhari administration to invest in the welfare of the people.
“No government has ever laid out the kind of Social Investment Programme the Buhari govt is now running across the nation, that will touch millions”, Akande tweeted today.