Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to shun the planned nationwide protests scheduled to begin on August 1, 2024, emphasizing the need for unity and focused development in the country.
Speaking at a wedding ceremony in Maiduguri, Borno State, the Vice President said, “I want to use this opportunity to call on our people to eschew violence. There can never be development without peace; there can never be peace without development. I wish to implore all our youths not to follow the part of anarchy, of destruction.”
He added, “We have had enough challenges in Borno, in the subregion and the nation as a whole. This is a time for unity, this is a time for focused development.”
The Vice President also drew attention to the fact that the masterminds of the proposed nationwide protest were operating from outside the country, citing examples of Sudan, Syria, and Libya.
He said, “They are not in this country; we need to learn a lot of lessons from what happened in Syria and in Libya… what they are agitating for is a road to Khartoum, what they are agitating for is a road to Damascus, what they are clamouring for is a part to Tripoli…”
He assured that President Tinubu remains committed to improving the welfare and lives of Nigerians, saying, “The Tinubu administration will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the welfare and lives of Nigerians are improved drastically.”
The Vice President also wished the new couples a blissful married life, saying, “We wish them peace; we are wishing them marital bliss. May Allah bless all the unions with offspring that will be the eyes of all the Ummah and of the families.”
