Dalung Tackles President Tinubu, To Lead Anti-Tinubu Protest Against Hardship

By Akinwale Kasali

Solomon Dalung, former Minister of Sports under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, has vowed to lead the proposed Nationwide Protest against the hardship and sufferings meted on Nigerians by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.

Dalung berated President Tinubu and his aide,  Bayo Onanuga, for describing the planned Nationwide Protest as a plot to destabilize the nation by aggrieved persons who embittered by the 2023 Presidential Election loss.

He said the Nationwide Protest was sacrosanct and apt, as it is a way of showing discontent over the Leadership style, policies and economic situation the nation has been plunged into by the current administration.

Dalung had in a post on his X handle (formerly Twitter) said Onanuga’s statement was not only uncharitable but wicked.

“Make no mistake about it, we love our country. The protest is to demand accountability from those who (are) destroying our common heritage. Nigerians have nowhere to go but @officialABAT has France, while others have Europe, Canada and the USA.

“Therefore @aonanuga1956 (Onanuga) calling out Nigerians as those planning to destabilise Nigeria is not only uncharitable but wicked. The generation of Nigerians demanding good governance, accountability and justice are more entitled to Nigeria than the group … occupying power. Take it to the bank, the protest is sacrosanct.

“Deploying antics of divide and rule will not only fail but antiquated. The only antidote to the protest is for @officialABAT (Tinubu) and his … to surrender to the demands of the people. The fear of the protest degenerating into anarchy is an evil imagination of your mind calculated at abating holding the government responsible. All we are demanding is good governance, which is not too much.”