NASS Committee Chair Condemns Protest Organizers For Encouraging Violence And Property Destruction

NASS Committee Chair Condemns Protest Organizers For Encouraging Violence And Property Destruction

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Interior, Abdullahi Aliyu Ahmed, has blasted the organizers of the recent nationwide hunger protests, for having promoted wanton killings and destruction of properties in the land

Aliyu Ahmed who was reacting to the recent nationwide protests in a statement issued to journalists by his Special Assistant on Media, Sardauna Francis, also called on the youths to discontinue protests and dialogue with the government for the improvement of the economy and national development programmes

Ahmed who is the member representing Musawa/Matazu Federal Constituency of Katsina State, told the youths that their voice have been heard and that both the states and federal government have put in place various measures to quell the nation’s challenges.

He further expressed dismay that some hoodlums and unscrupulous elements had hijacked the protests, looted and destroyed critical national economic assets, adding that such nefarious activities would further compound the problems of the country.

He said, “Protests in Nigeria usually open doors for looters and hoodlums on Nigerian streets or groups of misfits to assume advantage of the day, without fulfilling the public’s concerned intentions and objectives”.

“In the light of reports of looting, destruction, and loss of lives in some parts of the country, I use this medium to beseech all fellow citizens to shun protests and embrace dialogue as a more civilised alternative to drive our demands home for the collective well-being of all Nigerians.”