Fayose on Police Ban of 2face Protest

In a statement issued by his
Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka,
Governor Fayose said.
“The duty of the police to secure Nigerians is
mandatory, and not optional. Therefore, if there is any intelligence report
suggesting the possibility of criminals hijacking the process, it is the duty
of the police to provide security cover for the protesters. Court of Appeal
affirmed in its judgement in Inspector General of Police Vs All Nigerians
Peoples Party that protest or gathering do not require police permit or
interference as obtainable in advanced democracy.
“Most importantly, the protest is
said to be for and about good governance. So who is afraid of the protest? Who
does the police represents or is representing in this issue?”
“Nigerians are hungry and angry,
our currency is now above N500 to $1. If Nigerians want to show their anger, no
one should prevent them. Nepotism, extra judicial killings, disobedience to
court order and human rights abuses must stop. “The conscience is an open wound
and the guilty is afraid. If the APC-led Federal Government is now acting as if
the protest is against it, it means the federal government has accepted to be
guilty as charged. “Like I said before, I support the protest.”
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