The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , Mr Nyesom Wike said on Saturday that he is yet to get a letter requesting for the usage of the Eagle Square for the protest billed to start from August 1.
Wike spoke at a town hall meeting with critical stakeholders in the FCT ahead of the demonstrations which is tagged #EndBadGovernance protest.
He said that no letter was sent to his office requesting for the use Eagle Square by the sponsors of the protest.
The FCT minister said the protesters should not just make use of social media to send a message to his office.
He advised them to rather pass through the appropriate channels.
Recalled that the Minister had earlier said that the FCT is not available for the protest.
He said : “For those who want to protest on the 1st, FCT is not available for such protests.”
He also the sponsors of the protest to rethink their plan.
Stakeholders who attended the Saturday meeting included the FCT Minister (State) Mariya Mahmoud, area council chairmen, traditional rulers, religious bodies, representatives of political parties, and representatives of women and youth groups, among others.
The meeting was to create a communication channel between the FCT administration and residents of the capital city to talk about their grievances with the present leadership and areas of possible solutions. (vitalnewsngr.com)
