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In the wake of the growing hardship in the country and calls for a nationwide protest against President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration, the Federal Government has said it is not sleeping on duty, and begged for more time from Nigerians.<\/p>\n

Describing the planned protests as a \u201cfamily matter\u201d, the government said all issues would be resolved in a way to ensure the peace and stability of the country.<\/p>\n

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja after a meeting held by members of the Federal Executive Council, at the instance of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF, Senator George Akume.<\/p>\n

\u2018What we discussed\u2019
\nIn a brief interview after the closed-door meeting, Idris said; \u201cWe came together to discuss. You can see that this is not happening at the Council Chambers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s happening at the office of the SGF and many of the ministers are here.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have discussed issues of national interest and all of us are working for Nigeria. We hope and believe that Nigeria is going to be great again.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one is going to sleep. Those who are agitating and asking for protests are Nigerians.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are our brothers, they are our sisters. They are all Nigerians and those in positions of authority; the ministers, the President, everybody, we are all Nigerians too.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, this is a family matter. This is a Nigerian family issue and all of us are looking at this issue very well and we hope that peace will prevail at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2026 on engagement with protest organisers<\/p>\n

\nAsked whether the government has been engaging with the stakeholders and organizers of the planned protest, Idris said engagement has always been an ongoing thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a peculiar situation. Engagement has been ongoing. The President has met severally with all key stakeholders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have also been meeting with stakeholders, other government functionaries have also been meeting with other key stakeholders.<\/p>\n

\u201cEngagement is going to continue, and in the interest of Nigeria, we will continue to engage. We know this is the only country that all of us have and at the end of the day, Nigeria is going to be better for all of us for it,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

On the alleged insistence by some top Nigerians including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, that the protests must go on, Idris said the senior lawyer was entitled to his opinion in a democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is an individual. This is a democracy, everyone is entitled to his opinion. The protesters are also Nigerians, this is a democratic situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I keep saying is that we are all Nigerians and we are all acting in the interest of Nigeria. But suffice it to say that yesterday, Mr President said there is no need for any protest, let us calm down.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot is happening, Nigeria is going to move and march on and we believe that whatever government comes out with will be in the interest of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t think that there is a need for any protest, we are appealing for calm, we are appealing for a peaceful resolution or a peaceful approach to any issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have anything that you want to put out there, you are free to put it out there. But the government is insisting that we are all Nigerians, we have to be calm, we have to be patient.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr President is working round the clock, his ministers are working, everyone is working. All hands are on deck.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike I said yesterday, everyone is listening; we are all listening, the President is listening and he has a message for all Nigerians. That message is that they should all calm down, they should please give the man more time.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything they asked for, all their pleas will be answered,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Roll call
\nSome of the ministers who were at the meeting included Nyesom Wike (FCT), Yusuf Tuggar (Foreign Affairs), Zephaniah Jisalo (Special Duties), Tahir Mamman (Education), and Abubakar Bagudu (Budget and Planning).<\/p>\n

Others were Wale Edun (Finance), Mohammed Idris (Information), Bello Matawalle (Defence), David Umahi (Works), and the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, among others.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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