Nasarawa legislators return home to educate constituents not to join planned protest

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By Muhammed Ogwu, Lafia

Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly has suspended their sitting for this week to return home in order to persuade their constituents not to join the planned nationwide protest.

The lawmakers are to visit their constituencies, engage their people and persuade them on the resultant effects of the protest and the need not to participate on the protest for peace and national development.

Mr. Danladi Jatau, the Speaker of the House stated this while reading the House resolution under the matters of public importance brought by Mr. Mohammed Garba-Isimbabi, Member Representing Toto/Gadabuke Constituency during plenary in Lafia on Monday.

The Speaker directed members to appeal to their constituents to shelve the protest and support government policies and programmes at all times.

“Protest is not the solution to the challenges facing the nation. There is the need for dialogue and peaceful resolution on the challenges facing the country.

“Let’s go back to our various constituencies to talk to our people not to join the planned nationwide protest scheduled for August 1, to August 10, 2024.

“We need peace and development in Nasarawa State, we need peace and development in Nigeria,” he said.

The Speaker also called on the sponsors of the protest to shelve their actions in the interest of peace and for the overall development of the country.

He commended President Bola Tinubu and Governor Abdullahi Sule for their efforts in alleviating the suffering being faced by Nigerian as a result of fuel subsidy removal in the country.