The National Working Committee NWC of the Labour Party, has said that it’s the party is not known to be lawless and to be linked to act capable of disuniting the country.

A statement over the weekend signed by Obiora Ifo, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, indicated that Bayou Onanuga a media aid to the President has alleged the involvement of tye Labour Party in the proposed nation wide protest.

The party while debunking a link to the protest, said that the attention of leadership of the Labour Party has been drawn to a tweet purportedly from one of the presidential aides, Mr. Bayo Onanuga linking the Labour Party, its national leader Peter Obi, and very many notable figures in the party to the proposed ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest.

The Labour party further states, “We say that there is no truth in that and the tweet is just the author’s figment of his imagination.

“Labour Party is known for being a very peaceful party and it has at several occasions asked its followers to follow peace at all times. We are not known as a lawless group as was evident in the aftermath of the last general election. It is therefore delusional for anyone to link our supporters to the planned protest. Labour Party, Peter Obi and our supporters are not planning any protests.

“However, peaceful protests all over the world are initiated and executed by the people and not by the opposition. No opposition has any control over protests. Popular protests such as in Kenya, Egypt and several other places were a direct registration of the people’s frustration against the government. The opposition have the right to protest and it is within their constitutional right.

“It is therefore puerile for the government or anyone for that matter to begin to look for who to blame for the bad governance that is being witnessed in Nigeria today. Nigeria can still get it right if the right policies are initiated. We also advise that some aides of the presidency must be cautioned to avoid incendiary pronouncements capable of combusting the nation, all in the name of playing politics”. (Saturday Sun)

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