#ResumeOrResign: Presidency Reacts To Attack On Charly Boy, Others In Wuse Market, Abuja
Posted by Oyefeso Anifowoshe.
on 17 August, 2017 under Naija News
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The Presidency on Wednesday, reacted to the protests that rocked Wuse market in Abuja by popular musician, Charly Boy, describing it as ‘ethnicised’ and selfish.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, who addressed a pro-Buhari group from the Niger-Delta region which staged a separate rally in Abuja on Wednesday, to counter the #ResumeOrResign protesters, reacted to the protests that rocked Wuse market in Abuja describing it as ‘ethnicised’ and selfish.
The Presidency on Wednesday also criticised the #ResumeOrResign group led by Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, for taking the protests – calling for the resumption or resignation of the president – to a sensitive spot like the Wuse market.
On Wednesday, dozens of pro-Buhari protesters gathered at the Unity Fountain at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday and concluded their rally with a solidarity march to the junction of Presidential Villa where they were received by the presidential media aide and his colleague, Garba Shehu.
The protesters were chanting ‘Sai Baba Sai Baba’ and were accompanied by security operatives down to the Presidential Villa where they demonstrated their support for Buhari.
Femi Adesina, while addressing the protesters on behalf of the presidency, condemned the Wuse market protests, and when quizzed on why Charly Boy was attacked on Tuesday, he said what happened was an attempt to ‘ethnicise the protest.’
“We are not for ethnic cleavages, we are for one Nigeria. Anybody that attempted to ethnicise protests failed. Because everyone has a right to protest and ethnicity is not something that should be introduced to protest.
“Taking a protest to the market in the first place was wrong, so whoever took the protest to the market place was the one that attempted to make it get out of hand,” he added.
Adesina added that the presidency noticed that “some people have made efforts to create ethnic cleavages in the country but that what the people from the Niger Delta region did today has reinforced faith that Nigeria will remain one.”
He said the message of his audience would be conveyed to Buhari. “Just over the weekend we were with him in London and he told us that he has been following events at home very keenly. We want to thank you very much and urge you to keep this spirit of patriotism. This is our country, we have no other one. Whatever we make of it, is what we get,” Adesina added.
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Omo 9ja - 7 years ago
My advise to those in suport of president that ran away from his responsibilities is to think twice before taking any action,it show that they are happy with the situation of this country. How can a president left his country for over 3months and some people with selfish character still believed that it is normal, i remember during yaradua’s regim when he was sick not even up to 2weeks the man travelled it was the same pmb that said they should declare yaradua incapasitated and now he has spent close to 4months knowing fully well that things are not moving fine in this country and his absent will cause more protest.why didn’t he just resign and rest considering his age and situation of the country that needs active president not president that feels he’s above the laws.
ytyffgg - 7 years ago
My advise to those in suport of
president that ran away from his
responsibilities is to think twice before
taking any action,it show that they are
happy with the situation of this
country. How can a president left his
country for over 3months and some
people with selfish character still
believed that it is normal, i remember
during yaradua’s regim when he was
sick not even up to 2weeks the man
travelled it was the same pmb that
said they should declare yaradua
incapasitated and now he has spent
close to 4months knowing fully well
that things are not moving fine in this
country and his absent will cause
more protest.why didn’t he just resign
and rest considering his age and
situation of the country that needs
active president not president that
feels he’s above the laws.