Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, is currently meeting with ministers tof formulate an official response to the proposed ‘EndBadGovernance’ nationwide protest.
The meeting reportedly has all the over 40 ministers in the President’s cabinet in attendance.
The meeting comes amidst reports that some Nigerians are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 10 to highlight rising cost of living and the economic hardship in the country.
This development has prompted police and other security operatives to be on red alert over the planned nationwide protest.
President Bola Tinubu had appealed to protesters to shelve the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for next month.
Some of the Ministers spotted are Nyesom Wike (FCT), Yusuf Tuggar (Foreign Affairs), Zephaniah Jisalo (Special Duties), Tahir Mamman (Education), and Abubakar Bagudu (Budget and Planning).
Others are Wale Edun (Finance), Mohammed Idris (Information), Bello Matawalle (Defence), David Umahi (Works), and the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, amongst others.