Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has warned protesters against causing instability while protesting across the country.
He alleged that politicians who lost out in the 2023 general elections are the masterminds behind the protests aiming to take back power through unconventional means.
Akpabio made these remarks during the signing of the new Minimum Wage by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Monday.
He expressed enthusiasm for the Nigerian worker and the National Minimum Wage amendment.
“It is a great day for the workers in the country. We are not only doubling the minimum wage, we have added something on top. Initially, it was N30,000, now it is N70,000.
“I want to use this opportunity to call on those who are attempting to foment trouble; that you have a right to protest. It is your fundamental right. It is there in the constitution.
“But you don’t have a right to destabilize the country. The right to protest should not be turned into the right to unleash violence. It’s obvious that people who are behind this are very amorphous, very faceless.
“So what it means is people are preparing to loot and go round and do all sorts of things. Where we are today was not caused by one year’s administration,” he said.