Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has encouraged Nigerians to peacefully demonstrate against the administration of President Bola Tinubu, highlighting the significance of nonviolent protests as a means of voicing public complaints to the government.
The Islamic scholar reminded viewers in a video message that former President Muhammadu Buhari had protested against the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, and that in 2012, President Tinubu, Professor Wole Soyinka, and other prominent members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led an Occupy Nigeria demonstration against the policy of the Jonathan administration for removing fuel subsidies.
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Gumi stated, “Politicians are very stubborn; mass protests are the only thing that disturb them.
“In countries like Sudan and Liberia, conflicts were akin to family feuds, which are very dangerous. But Nigeria is different, with its diverse ethnicities, religions, cultures, tribes, and sects. Protest is the only language the government understands.”
“In 2015, Muhammadu Buhari and other top officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came out to protest, claiming that the previous government had ruined Nigeria. Back then, protest was legal; now it’s considered illegal. God willing, the protest will proceed peacefully, and the government must understand and respond positively to the language of protest.”
