Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has stated that the planned national protest for August 1st has no reason or programme driving it.
He cautioned against the planned protests set to begin on August 1, spanning 10 days, urging aggrieved Nigerians to reconsider their stance.
Uzodimma who is also chairman of the South-East Governors Forum expressed concerns at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, emphasizing the untimeliness of the protests against the Tinubu administration amid global economic challenges affecting nations worldwide.
During his visit to present Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, a recent defector to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Uzodimma argued that organizers had not provided compelling reasons for the protests.
“Democracy is about the opinion of the people, and protest is allowed in a democratic setting. Every protest must be reasonably conceived to make political sense,” Uzodimma stated. “Given the fragile state of the nation and current global insecurity, the political environment needs careful management to prevent potential collapse.”
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Highlighting past experiences such as the #EndSARS protests, Uzodimma cautioned that protests could be exploited by criminals. He urged organizers to reconsider, noting, “If they have no reason for the protests, I think our advice is that the protest should not hold.”
“We are not in support of the protest, we are not going to support any protest that has no program, that is not discussed, that nobody knows what the problem is,” Uzodimma emphasized. “I advise against the protests.”
Senator Anyim, is a former President of the Senate and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) during President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
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