The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says protesters who want to use Eagles Sq. should apply correctly and pay safety prices for his or her scheduled #EndBadGovernance protest on August 1.
The Minister acknowledged this at a City Corridor Assembly held within the Convention Room of the Federal Capital Improvement Authority in Abuja on Saturday.
Recall {that a} group, the Take It Again Motion, had written to the minister requesting using the Sq. for its protest, in addition to the supply of safety and utilities all through the protest.
In its letter, signed by its Director of Mobilization, Damilare Adenola, on Friday, the group additionally acknowledged that the minister should “guarantee the supply of a 24-hour energy provide, bathroom amenities, water, and safety for the comfort of Nigerian residents who shall be camped out at Eagle Sq.”.
Nonetheless, Wike mentioned the group had solely utilized through social media and tv appearances, including that they have to apply correctly, meet with him, and pay a safety value earlier than such a request might be granted.
“I’m simply studying on social media that they’ve utilized to me to grant Eagle Sq.. Do you apply to me by way of social media? You’ll write a letter to the Minister. I’ll see you, who’re you, what do you need to do, what number of days will you spend, how a lot will you pay?
“I watched them on Channels Information telling the IG that they had utilized. You don’t apply to me by way of Channels; it’s essential to apply correctly. You will need to pay what we name Safety Value. In order that if there’s any injury to the power, we are going to take that safety value and restore it. We don’t simply give folks the venue as a result of they’ve utilized; it’s essential to fulfil the circumstances,” the minister mentioned.
Wike additionally acknowledged that some individuals had beforehand paid for using the venue, including that the protesters couldn’t ask to make use of Eagle Sq. on quick discover.
“Folks have paid, sure, reserving. Ought to I’m going and cancel these folks’s bookings since you need to protest? He who comes first will take the approval. First come, first served,” he added.
