The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused opposition parties for instigating mass protest to undermine the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
The party was reacting to the protests on Monday by residents of Minna, Niger capital state and Kano over souring food prices, high cost of living and the escalating insecurity in the country.
In a statement on Tuesday, said the protests were the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, said the protests were orchestrated and coordinated effort to instigate unrest and undermine the government.
“In its arrant desperation to portray the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration as under-performing, opposition parties have resorted to instigating, unsuspecting young people to protests in the streets of some major cities”,the statement reads.
“The protests in Minna and Kano on Monday were the manifestation of
this devious and unpatriotic plot.
“That the protests happened
simultaneously in both cities is not coincidental.
“It bears a bold stamp of an orchestrated and coordinated effort to instigate unrest and undermine the government.
“This mercenary opposition tactic is a clear and present threat to public peace and national security”.
Morka said while the APC recognises the right of citizens to engage in peaceful protest “we urge our good people to be vigilant and not lend themselves to the treacherous attempt by the opposition to promote social strife by its incendiary rhetoric and manipulative plots.”
The statement said, “The President Bola Tinubu-led administration is solidly committed to doing everything in its power to mitigate the transient pains of critically important reforms that are crucial to economic recovery and sustainable prosperity for all Nigerians”.
The statement added that,”It behoves us as good citizens of our beloved country to stand fast with our government in this noble stride. In due time, these policy reforms will yield enduring beneficial transformation of the material conditions of life in the country.
“We implore Nigerians to shun the guile and unpatriotic attempt by
opposition elements to destabilize the country for their own base and
parochial political gains.”
Opposition parties instigating mass protests to undermine Tinubu administration, APC alleges
