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Anti-Buhari protesters should address critical issues – Nigerians in U.K.

Achiever Peterson by Achiever Peterson
August 16, 2017
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A group of Nigerians living overseas under the aegis of Nigerians In Diaspora Monitoring Group (NIDMG), on Wednesday condemned the alleged invasion of  Wuse market in Abuja by popular entertainer, Charly Boy and others protesting the absence of President Muhammdu Buhari in office.

The group warned that the protests which were allegedly being sponsored by “vested interests”, constituted grave dangers to Nigeria’s stability more than other ongoing existential threats.

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The spokesperson of NIDMG (United Kingdom Chapter), Dr. Ibukun Ola, in a statement issued in Abuja, said such protests were already stoking tension at home in Nigeria.

He said, “We see the invasion of Wuse Market, which was ostensibly targeted at crippling economic activities there, as an attempt to replicate the economic sabotage usually deployed with the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), MASSOB and other secessionists in the South-East. It has no place in the nation’s capital and must not be encouraged in any other part of the country.

“We are concerned at the ethnic and religious coloration of reactions trailing the Wuse market invasion since this can only further deepen animosity over what was originally a non-issue.

“While urging would be protesters of any cause to keep their activities within the public space to which they are entitled, we appeal to those who feel their space has been invaded to invite the relevant law enforcement agencies to intervene and not take the law into their own hands.”

According to him, having watched with concern developments around the “ill-conceived” protests over President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical vacation, the protests under hashtags like #OurMumuDonDo, #ResumeOrResign, #RecoverAndReform and others are stoking tension at home in Nigeria while citizens who are not sufficiently attuned to the laws in the lands of their sojourn might unwittingly fall foul of same in their effort to replicate the aberration being mislabelled as freedom of expression in Nigeria.

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The NIDMG said the warning became necessary following the ugly incident of Tuesday when Charly Boy, allegedly invaded Wuse Market in Abuja and was subsequently set upon by traders into whose space he had intruded.

Ola said, “Even in Nigeria where some people erroneously conclude there are no laws, the decision of the protesters to invade a trading space depicts a deficit of reasoning since businessmen in this facility bought and owned their stalls and would not allow other people deprive them of their means of livelihood without repercussions. Handymen and truck pushers who rely on smooth operations at the market would similarly not condone any activity that would deprive them of their means of sustenance.

“It is most unfortunate that Charly Boy and his protesters validated earlier claims by security agencies that criminals have infiltrated the ranks of protesters to cause trouble. They have equally proven that there are sinister motives to the protests that have become confrontational. More worrisome is the< level of aggression reportedly displayed by Charlie Boy when he forced his way into the market.”

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