Just in: Protesters hit Abuja in support of Buhari’s administration (photos).

Some Nigerians on Thursday, January 19, hit the streets of Abuja in solidarity to President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

The protesters in their thousands walked around Abuja in what they themed: “One million March in support of Buhari’s administration.
The protests started from the popular Wuse market through Berger roundabout and then headed Wuse 2 district.
The group later made its stop at Ascon filling station known as Occupy Nigeria ground.




The leader of the group, Okpokwu Ogenyi who is also the chairman for the movement of the People said the number of people who turned out for the rally showed how the present administration has affected Nigerians positively.

“It is important that we come here to let President Buhari know that he is doing a good work while we also point out areas that can be better. This is because of a new trend where people try to make political gains out of the ongoing economic recession," Ogenyi said.

“They cry over their inability to gift cars like toys to their mistresses. They panic for not being able to continue be medical tourists. Imported goods are no longer available for them to buy. Private jets have become burdens. Impunity is becoming history. People now consider every naira before spending. They have an array of many other complaints about how things are no longer business as usual.

Ogenyi said these people hide behind small organizations to protest that there is hardship and sufferings in the land.

“It is a fact there is economic recession. When UAD and its partners take to the streets to sing about the recession we should ask them what they contributed to creating the present situation.

“They should mention what they did to stop previous governments from plunging us into this mess.

“When top shots speak about not having money we should be bold to ask them what they do for their living – we must differentiate hangers-on that no longer have access to government patronage from long suffering Nigerians that were denied gainfu employment by administrations that refused to diversify the economy.

"This is not denying the fact that there is economic resetting going on. It entails citizens no longer having access to slush funds.

“It entails hard work paying before cronyism. It entails people being ingenious in their thinking and becoming entrepreneurs as opposed to jingoist jobbers that were earlier promoted above competence.

Naij.com