By MBACHU GODWIN, Abuja
Former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu has asked organizers of protesters to suspend the protest, saying that the blood of innocent Nigerians are being shed for nothing.
Kachikwu who noted that victims of the protest were not children of politician said those aggrieved with the president should wait for the next presidential election to vote him out than resorting to violence
The Ex- presidential candidate who advised Tinubu to be inclusive and consult widely tasked the opposition to proffer solutions to the problems of the country instead of instigating violence and seeking overthrow of the democratically elected administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Kachikwu, in a statement in Abuja,
said: “We can’t continue killing ourselves. Our streets flow with the blood of the innocent. Over 19 killed in this scam of a protest, all for what? No child of any politician or big man was killed. Just the poor, average Nigerian. Only their family members will cry and mourn for them quietly while those who have made billions from this scam laugh to the bank.
“We are witnessing unprecedented hardship right now. The poor can barely eat a meal in two days. Most of us can no longer afford the necessities. The population of the poor is increasing by the minute. We as leaders need to come to a table of equity, justice and fairness to address the plight of the downtrodden immediately.
“It is not Tinubu’s problem alone and Tinubu must stop acting like he can do it all by himself. He must show leadership and reach out across party lines to get the best and the brightest to a solution roundtable”
He warned against attempting to remove a democratically elected government through violence.
“The job of the opposition now is to oppose and propose but what we are doing is only opposing without providing any solutions to our problems. Watch any advanced democracy and see how the opposition behaves. They have their stand and solution on all issues, and they will debate night and day but here all we want to do is abuse Tinubu without offering any concrete solutions.
“If you hate Tinubu so much, then pressure the National Assembly to remove him or wait till the next elections but heating up the body polity for the last one year and attempting to remove a democratically elected government through the back door is no different from a coup.”
Kachikwu faulted president Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy, adding that he should revise the policy .
“Look at the vexatious issue of subsidy removal. Some sections of the media are now saying all the Presidential candidates agreed that subsidy had to go. This is not true”
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