Royal fathers from across the country, who met with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, warned against protests that may be hijacked and violent.
Their meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja came against the backdrop of the protest planned by some youth to take place on August 1.
Speaking to correspondents after the meeting with the president, the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, affirmed that it is the civic right of Nigerians to protest, but they must be sure that it will not be hijacked.
He said, “People that are out there to protest, it’s their civic right, but let them put a face to it and don’t let it be hijacked by people that have ulterior motives. That is our stand.
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“We condemn such acts fully; we traditional rulers are not engaged in people, especially the youth, coming out to start looting and to start breaking down law and order.
“We are parents; we are traditional rulers; we are closer to them; we are going to go back home and continue to engage them.
“It is very difficult to build, but it is the easiest to destroy. We are all stakeholders in this country; we should be stronger as a nation together than individually.
“The President has said it, and he will continue to say it. Any leader that you don’t like, wait and vote him out. He is open to dialogue.
“We know that challenges exist in Nigeria; we know that, but are we going to destroy our nation by ourselves? Is that what we’re all after?
“We should talk to ourselves. It’s important for us to know that today, it’s a completely different spin. The government, ably led by the President, is willing to engage and dialogue and bring governance very close to the people.”
The Ooni stressed the commitment of President Tinubu, saying that he has carried the traditional rulers along in governance in a way that has never been done by previous administrations.
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