
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has slammed Presidential aide, Mr Bayo Onanuga, for linking the party and its national leader Peter Obi, and some notable figures of the LP to the proposed ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest.
Reacting to Onanuga’s tweet, Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of LP, disassociated the party from the planned protest.
The statement read in part: “Labour Party is known for being a very peaceful party and it has at several occasions asked its followers to follow peace at all times. We are not known as a lawless group as was evident in the aftermath of the last general election.
“It is therefore delusional for anyone to link our supporters to the planned protest. Labour Party, Peter Obi and our supporters are not planning any protests.
“No opposition has any control over protests. Popular protests such as in Kenya, Egypt and several other places were a direct registration of the people’s frustration against the government. The people have the right to protest and it is within their constitutional right”.
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