The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar and the President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, have called on protesting Nigerians to suspend the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest which enters its third day on Ssturday, August 3, 2024.
In a statement issued on Friday, the two religious leaders, who are Co-Chairmen of Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), expressed concerns over the many lives and property that could be lost and destroyed if the protest continued.
They decried the lives that had already been lost and the items of property damaged during the first day of the protest.
They also charged the government to expedite action towards meeting the yearning and needs of the citizens in order to put to an end actions that could destabilise the country.
Read the statement: “The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), under the leadership of His Eminence Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) observes with heavy heart the happenings in the country at the moment.
“The protest that commenced in a peaceful manner on Thursday, August 1, 2024 despite pleas from all quarters, took a turn for the worse and became violent later in the day. In just a few hours lives and property were lost due to this unfortunate scenario.
“It is without a doubt that there is hunger and hardship in the country but civil unrest is not the solution as it would only further aggravate the already frail state of the nation. NIREC hereby calls on fellow citizens of Nigeria to please call off this protest and give the Government a chance to redeem itself.
“In just one day lives and enormous amount of property have been destroyed. Imagine if this continues for a prolonged period of time, only God knows the extent of damage that would be incurred.”
The statement continued: “The Council calls on the security agencies to be more professional in the discharge of their duties.
“NIREC urges the government to expedite action towards meeting the yearning and needs of the citizens.
“We need a peaceful and tranquil nation we can be proud to call our own. May God bless us all.”
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