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August 1 protest: Presidency cannot stop Nigerians – Tinubu’s aide, Ngelale

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has said nobody can stop the citizens from protesting.

Ngelale stated this during an interview on a TVC programme, Politics on Sunday with Femi Akande.

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The spokesperson was addressing concerns about the Tinubu government’s stance on peaceful protests planned for August 1-10.

He insisted that the current administration does not want to “dominate” Nigerians.

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Ngelale said, “Let me be clear: we are not in office to dominate our people; we are here to serve them”.

He insisted that no organ of the administration “has the authority” to prevent Nigerians from protesting.

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“No one in our administration has the authority to deny Nigerians their right to peaceful protest,” Ngelale said.

He however acknowledged fears surrounding a potential hijack of the protests similar to the #EndSARS movement of 2020.

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