Those Who Are Going To Protest, What Is The Reason For The Protests? Hope Uzodinma Questions

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has urged individuals planning to protest to reconsider their actions, questioning the rationale behind their decision to protest. He emphasized that any protest should be grounded in a valid reason and serve a meaningful purpose. In his opinion, protests without a clear justification are unwarranted and should be shelved.

The governor noted that every protest should be carefully thought out to achieve its intended political objectives. He expressed his belief that it is premature for anyone to organize a protest at this stage in the current administration’s tenure, suggesting that it may be too early for such actions.

As reported by The Daily Trust News, Governor Hope Uzodimma said, “Democracy is about the opinion of the people, and protest is allowed in a democratic setting. Every protest must be reasonably conceived to be able to make political sense. I think it’s too early at this time in the life of this government for anybody to come out to say he wants to protest. So those who are going to protest, what is the reason for the protests, and if they have no reason for the protests, I think our advice, as well-meaning Nigerians, is for them to shelve it.”

He continued, “So this is another kind of temptation? I think those behind the protests have not been able to come out openly to say they’re behind it; there is a motive that is yet to be unraveled. So I think that we are not in support of the protest; we are not going to support any protest that has no program, that is not discussed, and that nobody knows what the problem is. Okay, if you are protesting, what do you want the government to do? Because the reason for protests is that they want an issue to be addressed. What are the issues…..See_More