{"id":125394,"date":"2024-07-23T22:45:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/anti-government-protest-threats-wont-work-femi-falana-tells-fg"},"modified":"2024-07-23T23:57:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T22:57:31","slug":"anti-government-protest-threats-wont-work-femi-falana-tells-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/anti-government-protest-threats-wont-work-femi-falana-tells-fg","title":{"rendered":"Anti-government protest: Threats won\u2019t work \u2013 Femi Falana tells FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Activist lawyer Femi Falana said no threat from the government or any quarters can stop the looming nationwide protests scheduled to begin on August 1.<\/p>\n<p>Some organisations and even the presidency had issued statements condemning the planned nationwide protests aimed at drawing the attention of the Federal Government to the prevailing hardship in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Channels TV on Tuesday, Falana urged the FG to identify the organisers of the protest and engage them in productive dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThey have a way of contacting themselves and I think the government can draw some lessons from that 2020 (#EndSars) experience. Identify those who are planning the protest and then engage with them productively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThreat will not work. In fact, the action of the government has a way of popularising such protests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody listens to such warnings. This time around, the government should identify the leaders of the movement and have some dialogue with them. There are demands that are being raised, the government should address those demands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Activist lawyer Femi Falana said no threat from the government or any quarters can stop the looming nationwide protests scheduled to begin on August 1. 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