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THE Jemgbagh Development Association (JEMDA), a Socio-Cultural Organisation in Benue, has urged organisers of the nationwide protest against the administration of President Bola Tinubu, to shelve their plan and embrace dialogue.
This was contained in a statement by its National President, Mr Yandev Amaabai, issued on Tuesday in Makurdi.
Yandev appealed to the organisers to embrace dialogue and shun the exercise in the interest of peace and national security.
He particularly advised members of the association to distance themselves from the protest, adding that the exercise would do more harm to the already battered economy.
The president, who acknowledged the current hardship in the country, however, said that the Federal Government had put modalities in place to address the challenges.
“Inflation is at its peak, cost of living has skyrocketed and much more; however, we strongly believe that there is still room for dialogue and wish to toe the path of peace
“Though we wholly subscribe to the instrumentality of a peaceful protest geared toward the actualisation of causes that are for the greater good of the country, it is opposed to the probable weaponisation of protest to incite unrest.
“The government of President Bola Tinubu has spent barely one year in office, this is too short a time to conclude that the government cannot fix the economy that has decayed for decades.
“We have no doubts in our minds given the crop of experienced persons in the current administration like Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of The Federation, that this government will certainly bring succour to the common man in no distant time.”he said
Yandev, who also commended President Tinubu over the local government autonomy, lauded Gov. Hyacinth Alia toward improving the living standard of the Benue people. (NAN)
30th July, 2024.
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