Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State, Labour and Employment,
has thrown his weight behind the protest against operatives of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, unit of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF.
Keyamo said aggrieved Nigerians must be allowed to embark on
a peaceful protest over issues they feel aggrieved over.
In a tweet, the minister insisted that peaceful protest was
a democratic culture.
“Peaceful protests by citizens to ventilate their
frustrations is part of a democratic culture. They MUST be allowed to do this
without inhibitions.
“That culture also requires that citizens be willing to sit
down after the protests to have some reasonable conversation on the issues,” he
tweeted.
In the past few days, Nigerians across the country have been
protesting against the illegality and unconstitutional activities of SARS
operatives.
On Friday, some policemen had attacked protesters in Abuja
with tear gas.
Also, Saraki’s former aide, Olu Onemola was arrested over
his involvement in the protest in Abuja.
Now you are beginning to sound like an activist which knew you to be (under the tutelage of late Gani Fawehinmi) before you joined them.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back. Being in government does not stop one from being truthful and upright.