FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that a senator is behind the #EndBadGovernance protests in FCT by providing food for the protesters.
Mr Wike, who revealed this on Thursday night after an emergency security council meeting, said this was based on an “intelligence” report obtained from security agencies in the FCT, adding that the senator would be invited for questioning.
“Now we also have intelligence that a senator had to invite some security agencies to lead some of them to go and provide food for the protesters. That is sponsorship. A senator providing food for protesters. At the appropriate time, security agencies will invite the senator and find out how you will be sponsoring this kind of thing against the government of the day,” the minister stated.
Lamenting the destruction of properties in some states, resulting from the protest, Mr Wike, while acknowledging citizen’s rights to vote peacefully, urged protesters to obey court order, and use the national stadium for the protests.
Mr Wike said; “You are aware of the court order yesterday. The court did not stop protests, it only restricted them to the National Stadium. We had come out to say clearly that one of the reasons we appealed against the protest was that we believe some miscreants will hijack the process and cause destruction of property within the FCT. See what happened in some of the states today. Now, look at the loss of lives. If such a thing happens in the FCT, what do you think people would say? Here we have the international community carrying out their businesses.
“You saw what happened today where some people tried to move into the Eagle Square. Miscreants may not have succeeded in what they wanted to do but we have intelligence that they are coming out tomorrow to destroy property that will lead to loss of lives. The security agencies will not allow that. Every protester, please, go to the MKO Abiola stadium and do your protest. That is what the court said,” he stated.
