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Tinubu not an opponent of protest – Information Minister, Idris
Amidst increasing tension over the mobilisation and increasing momentum for national protest of hardship in Nigeria commencing on August 1, the Minister of Information and national Orientation, Mohammed Idris, had stated that President Bola Tinubu is not an opponent of protest of any kind; asserting that the President is, however, an opponent of violence and anything that will negatively affect the well-being of citizens.
President Bola Tinubu participating in APC protest in 2014
The Information Minister had declared: @HMMohammedIdris
“The Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fully believes in the freedom of everyone to do what they think is right for them, within the confines of the law.
Muhammadu Buhari, Odigie Oyegun, other APC leaders, leading in APC protest in 2014
“The President is not an opponent of protest of any kind, but the President is an opponent of violence and anything that will negatively impact the wellbeing of Nigerians.
APC protest in 2014
“He believes, and always says, that within the tenets of democracy, you have every right to do whatever you want to do, provided that right does not infringe on another person’s right.”
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