Anti-Government Protests: Nigerian traders warned to boycott rallies

The President of the National Harmonized Traders Union, Dr Bature AbdulAziz, has directed the Nation’s Traders and Marketers to shun the planned August protests against the government of President Ahmad Bola Tinubu over bad economic policies leading to suffering in the land.

Dr Bature AbdulAziz also directed his members to stop their children and relatives from joining the protests, which he said might lead to the breaking of Nigeria.

Speaking in a press release he signed and issued to newsmen in Kano, AbdulAziz explained that apart from creating a serious crisis it might lead to further economic woes in Nigeria.

Giving examples of the #EndSars Protests, he said many traders were killed while their goods were looted and their stores burnt to ashes.

“In any case, we are not against peaceful protests but in Nigeria, we don’t see any peaceful protests, any time people, mostly youths and in most cases, jobless youths take to the streets, outcomes are always devastating”.

Similarly, the Traders Union President reminded most countries of the world like Yoghoslavia who protested for a long time against their leaders today. Those countries are not only divided but they have completely fallen out, with their citizens left wallowing in greater destitution before their actions.

Bature Abdulaziz said, “We share the pains and agony of Nigerians in the present economic devastating conditions they find themselves or we find ourselves but allowing the government to gradually fix the situation is better than creating yet another problem that will drive the Country 100 years backwards”.

He said the government must try and measure up by quickly coming out with an assured means of salvaging the situation so that Nigerians will see clearly that there is an effort which will pacify them to shelve their planned mass protests.

Dr Bature AbdulAziz who doubles as the National President of the Patriotic Elders for Peace and Unity, called on parents to as a matter of urgency begin a serious consultation on the children against joining any kind of protests that might lead to the break of the country.

“In these planned protests, one can see the hands of the enemies of Nigeria who have been angling to have a chance to make the country ungovernable, this should not be supported by every sensible person and parents have a greater role to play by stopping their wards from joining the Protests”, he advised.

“We called on the government of Ahmad Bola Tinubu, to amplify means that will reduce the pains and agony, hunger, starvation and hyperinflation which results in many homes sleeping without food.

”Introduce more serious intervention, although we thank the government for starting the distribution of 20 Trucks of Rice to each state, this is commendable”.