Buhari's minister Dalung under fire from Arewa group for calling for protest

August 08, 2024

A northern group, the Arewa Progressives For Good Governance (APGG), has slammed the former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, over his support for the proposed nationwide protest against economic hardship.

Social media has been abuzz in recent times about the proposed protest with many groups forming to mobilise citizen action across different states.

However, there have also been dissenting voices, who have canvassed for dialogue as a means to engage government officials in order to direct grievances to the right quarters.

Dalung joins call for nationwide protest

For his part, Dalung, a one-term minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari between 2015 and 2019, threw his weight behind the proposed protest.

While declaring his support for the upcoming nationwide protest, Dalung argued that “the rights of Nigerians to protest cannot be taken by executive fiat…”

The former minister also claimed that prominent personalities in the north, including former and serving senators and youth leaders have signed up to join the planned protest.

Arewa group counters Dalung

It stated that “We understand the pains Nigerians are going through because of the current hardship caused by the withdrawal of Petroleum subsidy, but we can authoritatively say there will be light at the end of the dark tunnel.

“Any Northerner calling for protest against Tinubu’s Administration over economic hardship is not fair. Our son, former President Muhammadu Buhari was President for 8 years..but our Northern brothers kept quiet.”

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