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Protest: Northern Youths Not Listening To Imams, Pastors Hired By Tinubu's Govt - Babachir

A former Secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal says attempts by the Bola Tinubu-led administration to dissuade Northern youths from participating in the planned August 1 #EndBadGovernance protest in the country is not yielding positive results.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with TheScrutiny, Lawal said the youths are not listening to the appeals by religious leaders hired by President Tinubu’s boys and paid huge sums to talk to them not to participate in the protest.

According to him, some of the Northern youths even went as far as attacking religious leaders who are against the protest physically and on social media platforms.


"This issue of protest, for the very first time, I can see that the Northern youths have taken over Twitter, Facebook, Tiktok and other social media platforms. They are so loud and well organised. They attack those who are speaking against the protest. It's just as if it's being organised by the Northern youths".

'I was listening to one Imam who was saying 'What does an Adamawa man has to do with a protest organised by Igbos? What does a Sokoto man got to do with a protest by Igbos?' It means he has not been mindful of what the youths in the North are saying. It looks like the centre of the plan is in the North".

"The hunger and poverty in the North is so much that the youths don't want anybody to talk to them about not doing the protest. Ordinarily, there are people that live from hand to mouth literally. They leave the house in the morning till they come back in the evening, there is nothing for their children to eat. Now, there is nothing like that. The father goes out and comes back with nothing".

Babachir said rather than sponsor youths who will confront the protesters and lead to violence, the federal government should listen to the demands of the people and address the root causes of the planned protest.

"So, the government should listen to why the people are planning to demonstrate, not trying to organise counter-demonstration and use of threat".

"Let me tell you something. Bola Tinubu has a problem. The problem is that some of the security agencies that are running the critical security architecture are from the North and they are people who are driven by personal interests and other motives rather than patriotism".

"I read on social media that DSS arrested some of the protest organizers in Kano. Who would have thought that youths will be determined to organise a protest of this magnitude in Kano? All these DSS people will push Tinubu over the cliff before he realizes that they didn't mean well for him".

"The Tinubu I know is an activist and he doesn't have the tendency to lock people up just because they wanted to protest. Also, he doesn't deploy use of religion to achieve his aim. But these northerners that are surrounding him. They are the ones that coerce him into introducing religion in his politics".

"They are the ones that went round and recruited Imams and Bishops into his politics. Now in the North, nobody listens to the religious leaders again because we know they have collected money from Tinubu’s people. We know those people who gave out the money".

"People are openly attacking their Imams on social media and some even physically".

"Now, these Tinubu boys from the North have gone round again and recruited Imams into campaigning against the planned protest. The Imams and Pastors have collected the money and doing their best to fulfill their part of the bargain but nobody is listening to them. The youths are saying the protest must go ahead.

"You come to the North now. The Imams and Pastors that we usually respect and call us to order, nobody is listening to them again. They have become worse than the politicians".

https://thescrutinyng.com/2024/07/29/protest-northern-youths-not-listening-to-imams-pastors-hired-by-tinubus-government-babachir-lawal/

This protest go happen, after it happen, I know say una go rest

When I was 12, I was smarter then than this guy currently is


Why Tinubu go hire malams to stop protest

The way these guys are quick to vomit nonsense, you'd think 90% of Nigerians are like them

Truth and nothing but the truth

Babachair, dey play

No fake pastors or imams or OBAS will save Thiefnibuu the worst thing to ever happen to Nigeria.

CyrusVI:
When I was 12, I was smarter then than this guy currently is


Why Tinubu go hire malams to stop protest

The way these guys are quick to vomit nonsense, you'd think 90% of Nigerians are like them

Sense have left this one

Tinubu don caste walahi 😂😂😂😂 😆

Babachir should focus on uniting the youths instead of spreading division; Tinubu is on the right path for a better Nigeria.

Tinubu, what goes around , surely comes around. Even if Nigerians decides not to protest today, the stones and the animals of the forest will rise against you. Mother nature will rise against you. What you did to others is what will be done unto you. Wicked , despotic ruler. Ekwensu did na nmadu

AqualinaXYZ:
Na you dey play



Better don’t come out on protest day if not you go collect

https://www.nairaland.com/8168642/pictures-protesters-abuja#131204417

Yhen Yhen Yhen

The truth is that if you've ever lived and cohabitated with the northerners, you'll definitely know how they reason once they are pushed to the wall.............So,some people actually thought the mu-mu tickets would calm them down . Omoh,once aboki para,even their imam warning and advice go dey sound like noise for their ears....

Mumu. If you know how much the government is spending to stop the protest. Even for Lagos here...

CyrusVI:
When I was 12, I was smarter then than this guy currently is


Why Tinubu go hire malams to stop protest

The way these guys are quick to vomit nonsense, you'd think 90% of Nigerians are like them

The usual bullion vans gavvy train tactics used in the bishops employment and recruitment tactics. Agbadorian bishops recruitment tactics ain't working this time around. Pain, despair, frustration and disenchantment have reset the brains of many people.

nairavsdollars:
Mumu. If you know how much the government is spending to stop the protest. Even for Lagos here...

How much have you received inside abi na only hear you just dey hear?

Why is it so difficult for the government to make people friendly policy

Since May 29 last year if just one good and working policy had been made to reduce hardship from where bubu left all this won't be happening at all.

CyrusVI:
When I was 12, I was smarter then than this guy currently is

Why Tinubu go hire malams to stop protest
The way these guys are quick to vomit nonsense, you'd think 90% of Nigerians are like them

The same Tinubu that hired fake bishops to attend his campaign unveiling cannot send money to clergy to help him to dissuade people from protest?? The same Tinubu that subsidized Hajj by more than ₦70b this year, all in the bid to be in the good book of the northern ulamas, despite knowing that that is a waste of money??

Babachir is just trying to stir the pot. The truth is, Northern youths are wiser than many give them credit for. They know that the real leaders are not just the ones wearing the robes or standing at the pulpit. Tinubu has a vision for the North, and it’s about time everyone recognizes that. The youth are looking for progress, not just sermons. If they see value in what Tinubu brings to the table, they will follow. It's not about who is hired, it's about who can deliver!

I will be in my house on the protest day but I will appreciate anyone who can help me lay hand on helinus, I really want to have a word with "it".

They better return fuel subsidy coz we no see any positive impacts it's removal has done on Nigerians.!

They have decided to unleash all the Buhari sufferings on Tinubu and his people. It is as simple as collecting the money and ignoring the call from Aso Rock. Isnt that was Buhari tasked voters to do when he asked them to collect money and vote their choice if paid to vote by politicians?

Tsarbomba:
They better return fuel subsidy coz we no see any positive impacts it's removal has done on Nigerians.!

fuel subsidy is still there.

Salewa97:
Babachir is just trying to stir the pot. The truth is, Northern youths are wiser than many give them credit for. They know that the real leaders are not just the ones wearing the robes or standing at the pulpit. Tinubu has a vision for the North, and it’s about time everyone recognizes that. The youth are looking for progress, not just sermons. If they see value in what Tinubu brings to the table, they will follow. It's not about who is hired, it's about who can deliver!

vision to toll them via inflated PPP contracts like highways?

Helinues has changed into emergency user account o.

AqualinaXYZ:
After our aims have been achieved




If not we protest till Nigeria splits

Nah beer parlour talk b this

The protest will happen, after that, una go eventually rest

RepoMan007:
fuel subsidy is still there.

Not official and basically not for the poor masses, but for the few corrupt cabals in abuja, otherwise fuel would'av return back to #200 per ltr.!

This one don dey talk again. As if Imams and Pastors no get their own agenda too. Northern youths dey follow their own path, no be by force to listen to any hired voice. Tinubu dey do him own thing, and the people dey see am. Na who wan make dem listen? Na dem go decide wetin go work for dem.

IGBO wannabe..

Adaisback:
Tinubu, what goes around , surely comes around. Even if Nigerians decides not to protest today, the stones and the animals of the forest will rise against you. Mother nature will rise against you. What you did to others is what will be done unto you. Wicked , despotic ruler. Ekwensu did na nmadu

Tsarbomba:
Not official and basically not for the poor masses, but for the few corrupt cabals in abuja, otherwise fuel would'av return back to #200 per ltr.!

lol. That's $0.125