Nationwide protest: Threats won’t work – Falana tells FG

Femi Falana, SAN, an Activist Lawyer, said no threat from the government or any quarters can stop the looming nationwide protest scheduled for August.

Speaking on Channels TV on Tuesday, Falana urged the federal government to identify the organisers of the protest and engage them in productive dialogue.

He said: “They 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.

“Threat will not work. In fact, the action of the government has a way of popularising such protests.

“Nobody 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.”