National Publicity Secretary of the All Progresives Congress (APC), Mr. Felix Morka on Tuesday accused opposition parties of instigating mass protests across some major cities in the country to undermine President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Protesters who blocked major roads in Minna, the Niger State capital on Monday and Kano today said the rising cost of food items forced them to take such action.
Morka however insisted that the demonstrations were the manifestation of this ‘devious’ and ‘unpatriotic plot.’
“The protests in Minna and Kano on Monday were the manifestation of this devious and unpatriotic plot. That the protests happened simultaneously in both cities is not coincidental. It bears a bold stamp of an orchestrated and coordinated effort to instigate unrest and undermine the government. This mercenary opposition tactic is a clear and present threat to public peace and national security,” he said in a statement.
“While we recognize the right of citizens to engage in peaceful protest, we urge our good people to be vigilant and not lend themselves to the treacherous attempt by the opposition to promote social strife by its incendiary rhetoric and manipulative plots,” he said.
Morka said the Tinubu-led administration will continue to do everything possible to mitigate the transient pains of the citizens and urged well-meaning Nigerians to ignore the antics of the opposition.
”We implore Nigerians to shun the guile and unpatriotic attempt by opposition elements to destabilize the country for their own base and parochial political gains,” Morka said .