The Presidency has alleged the ex-Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Former Governor Peter Obi, as a pivotal and mastermind behind the organized nationwide protest.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, disclosed that Peter Obi should be blamed if the planned protest spins brutal.
The Presidential aide noted that “these protest organizers were also behind the violent ENDSARS protest in October 2020.
“Lagos is still recovering from the damage caused. “What started as a peaceful protest against police brutality was taken over by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who wanted to break away from Nigeria”, Onanuga said .
Speaking further, “the same people who supported Obi in 2022 are now spreading messages like “EndBadGovernance,” “Tinubu Must Go,” and “Revolution2024.”
Bayo, blamed the aggrieved supporters wrongly for igniting chaos over the failure of their candidate interest during the 2023 Presidential election. He said, “trying to remove an elected government is treason, Onanuga warned.
The Presidential aide, also pinpointed an anonymous online radio host, styled; PTM100.88 Abuja, advocating for the planned protest, as well as other notable figures like FS Yusuf and Professor Pat Utomi.
He scrutinized an online publication, inclusively of a teenager clip printing protest T-shirts and a retweet by Babatunde Gbadamosi urging people to confront APC members and supporters. He disclosed, “General Oluchi,” as a socialists encouraging people to join the protests through letters and social media posts.
