Activist lawyer Femi Falana has stated that no threat from the government or any other quarter can stop the planned nationwide protests scheduled to begin on August 1.
Despite condemnations from some organizations and the presidency, Falana emphasized that the protests aimed at drawing attention to the country’s prevailing hardship will go ahead.
In an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, Falana advised the Federal Government to engage the protest organizers in productive dialogue rather than issuing threats.
He said: “They have a way of contacting themselves and I think the government can draw some lessons from that 2020 (#EndSars) experience. Identify those who are planning the protest and then engage with them productively.
“Threat will not work. In fact, the action of the government has a way of popularising such protests.
“Nobody listens to such warnings. This time around, the government should identify the leaders of the movement and have some dialogue with them. There are demands that are being raised, the government should address those demands.”
