Opposition parties instigating protests to undermine Tinubu’s Gov’t – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday accused opposition parties of instigating protests to undermine President Bola Tinubu-led administration.

Recall that protesters, including youths and women, blockaded major roads in Minna, the Niger State capital on Monday, to protest economic hardship in the country. There were also reports of similar incidents in Kano State.

Reacting to the protest on Tuesday, National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, alleged that the opposition instigated “unsuspecting young people” to protest in the streets.

The statement read: “Opposition parties have resorted to instigating unsuspecting young people to protests in the streets of some major cities.

“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.

“While we recognise 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.

“The President Bola Tinubu-led administration is solidly committed to doing everything in its power to mitigate the transient pains of critically important reforms that are crucial to economic recovery and sustainable prosperity for all Nigerians.

“It behoves us as good citizens of our beloved country to stand fast with our government in this noble stride. In due time, these policy reforms will yield an enduring beneficial transformation of the material conditions of life in the country.

“We implore Nigerians to shun the guile and unpatriotic attempt by opposition elements to destabilise the country for their own base and parochial political gains.”