Kaduna CSOs, Citizens Pull Out of Today's Nationwide Protest , Fear Hijack by hoodlums

Kaduna CSOs, Citizens Pull Out of Today's Nationwide Protest 

...Fear Hijack by hoodlums 

No fewer than 45 Kaduna based  Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and hundreds of Citizens across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state today announced decision to pull out of  the proposed August 1 protest against the Federal Government.

According to the CSOs and citizens , the decision  to withdraw is out fear that it could be hijacked by hoodlums and used for selfish reasons, beyond economic hardship issues.

The Civil Society Organizations and the citizens under the umbrella of Movement for Greater Kaduna (MGK) in a Statement signed by the Coordinator ,Hon. Bawa Ismail Muhammad however acknowledged the frustrations stirred up by the current economic situation, but expressed fears that protests can lead to more harm than good.

In the statement ,the group stressed, "Kaduna is a volatile state and because of past experiences ,we decided to hold a meeting of an enlarged house,where  we discussed implications of the protest and possibilities of selfish politicians using it to destabilize the polity . 

Stating further , it averred that ,"From information gathered, the national protest is a fifth column script aimed at taking undue advantage of the poor masses to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration .

"While we feel the same pains and understand the excruciating effects of some policies of the Tinubu led  government , acknowledged that fact that he has with the past days  deployed urgent interventions to cushion the effects, this don't see reasons to embark on the protest." 

However, the group  which commended various opinion leaders, trade unions, youth groups, civil and religious and traditional leaders  that have so far dissociated themselves from the planned protest, noted  that with  collective efforts and  will the Nigerians can compel the federal government to embrace people friendly policies.