By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and South South Zonal Organising Secretary of the party, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has appealed to Nigerians, especially the youth, to jettison the idea of protest as it would create more problems than it is meant to solve.

Agbomhere in a statement on Monday, stated that a protest coming a year into the administration of President Bola Tinubu “would be the greatest Injustice to a political office holder who has a four year mandate to deliver on his promise of renewed hope to Nigerians in an already battered economy.”

While appealing that the #EndBadGovernace protest should be jettisoned, he said, “When a seed is planted, it has to die first before it germinates, grows, and bears fruit for Harvest.

“The planting season is the most hectic time in the life of a farmer because that is the season he has to put the seed in the ground in expectation of a bumper harvest ahead. This is exactly the situation in the country with the current administration, which is toiling day and night to ensure that it provides a better life for all Nigerians.

“Bringing economic prosperity to Nigeria is never going to be an easy task and that is why it is necessary to give President Tinubu more time, seeing that some of the complaints raised for the protest such as galloping inflation and high fuel price are global phenomena that are not peculiar to Nigeria alone” Agbomhere said.

The former APC governorship aspirant in Edo state also harped on the need for Nigerians to hold their state governors accountable especially those from the Niger Delta region, insisting that the penchant for always laying the blame of maladministration on the government at the centre is like an Ostrich burying its head in the sand in a bid to hide from danger.

Agbomhere also advised all political office holders from the Niger Delta region such as the Ministers, Lawmakers, Heads of Boards and parastatals to live above board while discharging their duties, as President Tinubu cannot be everywhere at the same time monitoring the affairs of governance.

“I’d like to make it clear that we know all those that are instigating this talk of protest, they are individuals who lost elections in the past and rather than waiting for the next election cycle, are going ahead with this devilish attempt at bringing down a democratically elected government. Hopefully, in due time, we will expose all of them,” he said

According to him, “Those threatening to burn down Nigeria shall not succeed. We will not allow them to burn down our beloved nation, no one group has a monopoly of violence.

“The ruling APC can no longer accommodate saboteurs in its government at this time of unprecedented public scrutiny, ” Agbomhere concluded.