Protest Will Only Return Us to Dark Days – ALGON President

• The National President of ALGON, Aminu Mu’azu Maifata, urged Nigerians not to participate in the planned nationwide protest over economic hardship
• Maifata appealed for patience with the Tinubu administration, stating that economic policies yield results and call for positive participation in the country’s growth and development

The National President of the National Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Aminu Mu’azu Maifata, has urged Nigerians not to participate in the planned nationwide protest over the country’s current economic hardships.

Speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Friday, Maifata appealed for patience with the administration of President Bola Tinubu, stating that economic policies are beginning to yield results.

“Although protest is a constitutional right, violent protest has proven to be detrimental to the economy over time. That is why I am calling on Nigerians to shun the planned protest and rally support for the current government as social investment programmes are being rolled out,” Maifata said.

“These programmes and schemes have short, medium, and long-term results, and we have started executing them locally to assist our people.

“Therefore, I call on Nigerians to instead positively participate in the growth and development of the country as protest will only take us back to those dark days.”

Maifata also highlighted the recent Supreme Court judgement on full local government autonomy, noting that it will soon address many of the challenges the country faces, especially at the grassroots level.