Adamawa urges residents to shun #FearlessinOctober protest

The Senior Special Assistant to the Adamawa State governor on peace and security, Ahmed Lawan, has enjoined residents, especially the youth, to snub the October 1 national protest called by “few faceless and unpatriotic Nigerians.”

Describing Adamawa as ever peaceful, Lawan said it is suicidal for any claimed patriot to consider a protest of this kind under any guise, “now that the country is undergoing unprecedented restructuring.”

According to a press statement signed by the governor’s aide and copied to our correspondent, Adamawa will not join the protest because the state has never benefited anything meaningful from the ones held in the past.

He said there are ongoing massive structural developments like roads and cottage hospitals, as well as recorded strides in the health sector across the state that cannot be jettisoned for any sentiment.

Having listed other achievements of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Lawan said: “It is with this in mind that the office of the Senior Special Assistant on Peace and Security, Alhaji Ahmed Lawan, calls on all parents, guardians, and religious bodies to advise their children, wards, and followers not to engage in the proposed national protest organised by yet-to-be-identified persons.”

The SSA, who said that though peaceful protest is a constitutional right for Nigerians, added that: “Any such action from the faceless protesters whose identities could not be ascertained should be ignored and not encouraged by true and genuine patriots.”

Lawan therefore appealed to the sponsors and callers of the exercise not to delve into any action that could be hijacked by hoodlums with a view to destroying the “beautiful projects, programs, and policies of Governor Fintiri’s administration, which took dedication, hard work, commitment, and selflessness to build over the years and which all residents are enjoying.”