Planned Protests: What Islamic clerics said after meeting Tinubu

The meetings were part of efforts to prevent the breakdown of law and order as young Nigerians prepare for a nationwide protest.

A group of Islamic clerics have appealed to young Nigerians to shelve the planned protest schedule for August, saying it won’t yield any positive result.

The clerics said this following their meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday.

The president held separate meetings on Thursday with APC governors, traditional rulers from around the country, and Islamic clerics.

The meetings were part of efforts to prevent the breakdown of law and order as young Nigerians prepare for a nationwide protest.

After the meeting with the president, the President of JIBWIS, Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau, said they had conveyed the concerns of the people to the Nigerian leader.

“As you know, we are a media through which the less privileged in the society can send their views, their concerns to the President and Alhamdulillah, we have taken up what people are saying about hardship, insecurity and other things,” Mr Bala Lau said, adding the president has listened to them.

“The president welcomed us and appreciated what we are here for, what we brought and he promised to tackle and take care (of them).”

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