No need for protest because I’ve heard your call – Tinubu tells Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu has appealed to organizers of a nationwide protest to shelve their plans, assuring them that he is listening to their concerns and working diligently to address them.

The protest, being scheduled to hold across the country between August 1 to 10, is said to be a way of registering the impact of food scarcity and the inability to afford common needs.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, conveyed the president’s message while speaking to journalists at the State House on Tuesday, July 23, after a routine briefing of the President on developments around his ministry.

Idris said President Tinubu takes the protesters’ grievances seriously and is committed to ensuring a better future for Nigeria.

The minister highlighted the swift passage of the National Minimum Wage Bill by the National Assembly as evidence of the President’s commitment to swift action.

He urged young people to give the President more time to implement his plans, emphasizing that a protest is unnecessary as the government is already responding to their plea.

“We also discussed the issue of the country generally and Mr. President has asked me to again inform Nigerians that he listens to them, especially the young people who are trying to protest, Mr. President is listening to them, he takes what they say seriously and he is working assiduously to ensure that this country is good, not just for today, but also for the future.

“The issue of the planned protest, Mr. President does not see any need for that, he’s asked them to shelve that plan and he’s asked them to await the government’s response to all their pleas. He has listened to them, like I said, and a lot is happening.

“Only today, the National Assembly has expeditiously passed the Bill on National Minimum Wage, you can see how the President is working. It was transmitted only yesterday, today it has been passed.