Protests: Tackle hunger in the land, PRP warns APC

The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has called on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to redirect its energy and tackle the hunger in the land instead of resorting to blame games or accusing the opposition parties of sponsoring citizens against the government through protests.

The PRP’s acting national publicity secretary, Comrade Muhammed Ishaq, in a statement titled “Stop The Blame Game: APC As Anger Against Imposed Hunger Needs No Instigation” and made available to Tribune Online, accused the ruling party of being clever by half, not delivering on its electoral promises, but rather pointing fingers and trying to create mountains out of molehills.

The statement added that citizens have the right to protest peacefully and demand accountability from their elected leaders.

“It is quite disheartening to see the All Progressives Congress (APC) resort to baseless accusations and fear-mongering in an attempt to deflect attention from the legitimate concerns raised by the Nigerian people.

The protests in Minna and Kano were not orchestrated by opposition parties but rather a grassroots expression of frustration and dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs in the country.

“The citizens of Nigeria have the right to protest peacefully and demand accountability from their government. It is disingenuous for the APC to dismiss these protests as mere instigation by the opposition when, in fact, they are a reflection of the growing discontent among the populace.

“Instead of labeling protesters as pawns of the opposition, the government should listen to their grievances and work towards addressing the root causes of their discontent.

It is only through dialogue and genuine engagement that a lasting solution to the challenges facing our country can be found.

“It is high time the APC stopped playing the blame game and focused on delivering on its promises to the Nigerian people. The citizens of this country deserve better than empty rhetoric and false accusations. Let us come together as a nation to work towards a brighter and more prosperous future for all.

“We in the PRP are not for any gang-up against the APC administrations that have ruined rather than ruled this country for the last decade, but we stand with the ordinary Nigerians across the length and breadth of this country suffering from bad governance and urge that the governments at all levels listen and address the yearnings of Nigerians.”