By Chuwang Dungs
Former governor Jolly T. Nyame of Taraba State, has called on the planners of the nationwide protest slated for 1 August 2024 to shelve their agitation, stating that the rally is not in the nation’s interest.
Nyame made this statement during a press conference in Jalingo the Taraba state capital on Sunday.
Accompanied by the youths and elders of Yorro nation in both Taraba and Adamawa States, Nyame said the people of Yorro nation have no time to waste in a national protest that can only promote destruction, anarchy and loss of lives.
Mr Nyame said the negative impacts of the protest are likely to outweigh any potential benefits.
“The language employed by the planners is threatening, divisive and is clearly aimed at removing a democratically elected government.
”This action can only worsen the situation and endanger the lives of thousands of people,” Nyame stated.
Rather than embarking on protest, he called for re-planning and reorganization of the political interest in both Taraba and Adamawa states, stressing that “there is already a constitutional means of removing a bad government through the ballot box and not brigandage and terrorism.”
The former governor said, we have no time to waste in a national protest that can only promote destruction, anarchy and loss of lives.
He said, that as a peaceful and law-abiding community, the Yorro nation should not join the so-called nationwide protest against the government, for our own good people and the safety of the communities.
Nyame, who admitted that there is hunger in the nooks and crannies of the country, said no amount of protest would address the situation.
“There is no doubt that our beloved country is going through one of the toughest challenges in history. There is a glaring shortage of all the basic things we need to survive, including food, education for our children and affordable health facilities.”
Adding that, “I am aware that many families stay for days without food and other necessities. This unfortunate situation has exposed us to all types of lamentations against the privileged class and all levels of governance in our country.”
