Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde while delivering his speech at the grand finale of the 2024 Ibadan Cultural Week, organised by Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) stated that the main purpose for the nationwide protest is widespread of hunger across the country.
According to the governor, people have the right to protest. Nigeria could be in this situation for now. We could be experiencing anger and hunger in the land and that is why our people want to protest, he advised those planning to protest over hardship in the country to carry out the demonstration in a peaceful manner and resort to violence.
Yes, protest is everybody’s right. But remember that we used your money to build all the structures and facilities we have put in place in this state, not mine.
“So, if you want to protest, it must be peaceful, Makinde added.
Makinde, while addressing the audience at the event held on Saturday at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan, the state capital, maintained that people have the right to protest, He advised the protesters not to destroy government property.
If you begin your protest, don’t destroy government properties, otherwise, we will have to use the money we are supposed to spend on meaningful projects to replace facilities that may get destroyed Makinde said.
Recall that August 1 has been fixed as the day for a nationwide protest against hunger across the country.
