Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has warned those planning to stage protests across Nigeria not to destabilize the country. This sis even as the Senate President said they protesters have the right to do so, they do not have the right to destabilize the country.
The Senate President, however, fingered politicians that lost out during the 2023 general elections as being the brains behind the protest. He maintained that the politicians want to take over the government through the backdoor.
Akpabio made this statement during the signing of the new Minimum Wage by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Monday.
Reacting to the new minimum wage, the Senate President expressed excitement the National Minimum Wage amendment and the Nigerian workers.
He said, “It is a great day for the workers in the country. We are not only doubling the minimum wage, we have added something on top. Initially, it was N30,000, now it is N70,000.
“I want to use this opportunity to call on those who are attempting to foment trouble. That you have a right to protest. It is your fundamental right. It is there in the Constitution.
“But you don’t have a right to destabilize the country. The right to protest should not be turned into the right to unleash violence. It’s very clear that people who are behind this are very amorphous, very faceless.
“So, what it means is people are preparing to loot and go round and do all sorts of things. Where we are today was not caused by one year’s administration,” the Senate President said.
source: Daily Post
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