Adegboruwa urges #EndBadGovernance protesters to suspend rallies, dialogue with government

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has advised the #EndBadGovernance protesters to suspend the demonstrations and embrace dialogue with the government.
Adegboruwa, a lawyer for the Take It Back Movement, one of the groups behind the protests, made the call in a statement on Saturday.
He was reacting to the violence and looting that characterized the first day of the nationwide protests on Thursday.
The lawyer lamented that the deaths and losses recorded during the demonstrations were not envisaged in the protests.
He urged President Bola Tinubu to address the nation and then engage the protesters through their representatives.
A group of Nigerians arranged the protests to express their displeasure with the current hardship and other socio-economic challenges in the country.
The protesters are demanding the restoration of fuel subsidies and the forex regime, a solution to food shortages, unemployment, and wasteful spending by government officials.
They also demanded the immediate reforms of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Adegboruwa said: “Though the intention of the organisers was to achieve peaceful and well-coordinated protests, it would seem that fifth columnists and some angry persons infiltrated the ranks of the protesters to derail their laudable mission.
“I appeal to the protesters to withdraw themselves from their various protest grounds and to suspend the protests immediately and indefinitely, to give room for meaningful dialogue and engagement with the government.
“Given that the protests were said to have been hijacked by sponsored agents, it is necessary to avoid further losses and casualties.
“The organisers of the protests and their representatives should embrace dialogue with the government.”
 
 
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