Reacting to the planned protest over the hardship in the country, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday at its 153rd National Working Committee (NWC) meeting warned parents to monitor their wards and children not to be used to cause chaos in the country.
The party gave the warning in a statement it issued after its NWC meeting.
The statement reads: “The APC at its 153rd NWC meeting has joined the President to passionately appeal to those who are planning protests to shelve their plans and have confidence and belief in the government to address most of the economic challenges facing the nation.
“The NWC also noted that since coming on board in 2023, the Government met quite a number of challenges, especially economic challenges, and Mr President is gradually implementing programmes and policies that would in the nearest future, bring succour and relief to the citizens.
“The meeting also highlighted that most of the economic challenges are global issues, and can only be addressed after thorough brain-storming.
“The NWC also noted that some of the issues highlighted by the protestants are political, while others are constitutional matters that can only be addressed through the amendment of the constitution, which is on-going at the National Assembly.
“The meeting therefore, urged all those planning the protests to have confidence in Mr President’s relentless efforts at repositioning the economy, while assuring Nigerians that the challenges will sooner or later come to pass.
“The meeting urged parents and well-meaning Nigerians to monitor the movement of their children/wards so that they will not be used in causing chaos in the country.
“The NWC further called for an emergency meeting of Chairmen of the APC in all the thirty-six (36) states of the federation for further discussions.”
