Amidst the controversy surrounding the nationwide protests scheduled to begin on August 1, Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh, has stated that youths in the region should do a superficial evaluation of the Tinubu government before embarking on any protests.
He stated that when people examine the consequences of previous projects in the region, they will be unwilling to participate in huge demonstrations.
Minister Momoh while speaking with State House media on Wednesday, stated that no one in the country, including the President, would suggest that protesting is a sin, but the effects of the action may be detrimental to economic progress.
According to Momoh, the president has taken on the responsibility of completing several abandoned projects in the region, which many locals claim to be unaware of.
Minister Momoh said:
“We are very lucky to have the person of President Ahmed Tinubu, who is deeply committed towards the overall development of the country, irrespective of the area.
“We know that a number of projects are going on in this country, projects that were never attempted by previous administrations, despite the fact that there is a lean resource in government now. I am surprised and I wonder if you see what is going on in this administration.
“What we have observed is that it appears the majority of Nigerians, and particularly the youths, are not very conversant with a number of programmes put in place to alleviate the suffering of the youths of this very country.
“To start from my end in the Niger Delta Region, I think the President has done a lot for which I don’t think any person who is from the Niger Delta area will deem it necessary to come out and say he’s protesting against bad governance.
“The number of projects that have been executed in the South-South region and particularly the Niger Delta region within this one year cannot be compared with what has happened previously in the last four years. For instance, recently, you watched us on the screen commissioning projects in the Niger Delta area.”
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