#EndBadGovernance protest was an attempt to change government – Tinubu’s minister

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Dele Alake, has claimed that the sponsors of the #EndBadGovernance protest were aiming to instigate a change in government in Nigeria.

According to Alake, this movement was more than just a protest against governance; it was a calculated attempt to undermine the nation’s democracy.

In his statement, Alake suggested that the plot to disrupt the government was thwarted by the resilience of the Nigerian people, who resisted the efforts to destabilize the country.

These remarks came shortly after a meeting of the Council of State, which included former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.

Alake emphasized that the actions of the protest’s sponsors went beyond typical demonstrations, labeling it as a deliberate move to force a change in leadership.

His words: “I call it a movement to effect a change of regime by force, which was also resisted.

“And so, you know, the Council thanked Nigerians at large for resisting any unconstitutional move to change government. If anybody is not satisfied with the government, any current administration, there is always an election coming, so you wait for election and cast your vote.

“So the NSA briefed the Council on the security situation and allayed fears all round.

“So after the NSA’s briefing, generally, he allayed everybody’s fears and spoke on the tightness of the security around the country, and also reassured all and sundry that nobody will be allowed to truncate our hard-earned democracy.

“Any change of government has to be through the ballots and not through the barrel of the gun or insurrection or any other unconstitutional means; only through the ballot box can any government be changed. And he reassured on the security readiness of all security agencies in the country, to secure our territorial integrity and to protect Nigeria’s democracy.”