Dr Yunusa Tanko, a chieftain of the Labour Party, has criticized the Comptroller General of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, over her threat to arrest sponsors of the #EndBadGovernance protest in the diaspora. Tanko described the move as hypocritical, noting that President Bola Tinubu had previously sponsored protests without facing any consequences.
He questioned the logic behind threatening them with arrests, emphasizing that some of the country’s best brains are outside Nigeria and want to see positive changes.
Tanko’s comments come after Nandap announced during a news conference at the Defence Headquarters that sponsors of the diaspora protests are on a watch list and will be arrested upon their return to Nigeria. The move has sparked controversy, with many criticizing the government’s stance as repressive and undemocratic.
“If there were arrests to be made, I wonder if our president himself was arrested when he sponsored protest. Nobody touched him, nobody said anything and he has never debunked that he did not sponsor protest so if you are denying the Nigerian people who have been supplying their brothers, sisters back home and you are threatening them with arrests then you do not have to tell them to come back home when you usually tell them to come back.
Some of our best brains are outside the country and all They ask for is for our country to be better so that they can come back and contribute” He said
The #EndBadGovernance protest, which seeks to address various socio-economic and political issues in Nigeria, has gained significant traction both locally and internationally. The government’s response to the protests has been met with criticism, with many accusing the authorities of trying to silence dissenting voices….Viêw_ More
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