Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has sent a message to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike concerning the planned nationwide protest set to start on August 1.
As talks of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria intensified, Wike had warned that the protest will not hold in Abuja.
To Wike, August 1 had been set aside for the chairmen of the six Area Councils of the FCT.
That day, they will give out certificates of recognition to their traditional rulers.
The Minister gave the warning while briefing journalists on the outcome of the FCT Security Council meeting in Abuja on Thursday.
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Reacting via his X handle on Friday, Sowore stated that the protest would start from Abuja.
He shared a news article of the minister declaring that there would be no protest in the territory, and wrote: “It is starting from and in Abuja!.”
As we speak, the Nigeria Police has deployed 4,200 officers to Abuja ahead of the protest.
