The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Government has scheduled an emergency meeting on Wednesday in response to a planned nationwide protest slated for August 1, 2024.
This is according to a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, Richard Pheelangwah, dated July 23, 2024, titled, ‘Planned Nationwide Protest.’
It read, “I am directed to invite you to attend a meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on the above subject slated as follows: July 24, 2024, Time: 10 am prompt, Venue: Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Conference Room.”
The meeting comes after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, pleaded with Nigerians to halt the planned protest.
In an interview with State House correspondents on Tuesday, the Minister said Tinubu’s administration needed more time to execute people-oriented programs.
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