Kebbi State Government has cautioned youths and civil servants in the state against participating in the planned nationwide protest.
The caution was given by the Head of Service of the State, Alhaji Safiyanu Garba Bena, at a news briefing on Thursday in Brinin Kekbi .
He said, “Kebbi State Government has started a good work in the last one year.
So, the youths should not draw the hand of the clock back under the disguise of a protest.”
Bena said that there was every tendency for hoodlums and other destructive elements to hijack the planned protest for their own egocentric interests.
The HOS added, “These unpatriotic elements will hijack the protest for their own personal aggrandizement.
“The Federal and Kebbi State Governments have recorded tremendous achievements in one year and this development should not be jeopardized.”
According to Bena, such achievements included infrastructure like roads, completion of secondary schools, among others.
“These are laudable projects which should be safeguarded not destroyed,” he added.
The HOS, however acknowledged that it is constitutional right of citizen to engage in peaceful demonstration.
He added, “It is however unconstitutional to use it for selfish reasons or violence.
“Therefore, the youths should be cautious so as not to cause any havoc and infringe on anybody’s right.
“The general public should be cautious in the above direction.
” Problems should be solved through peaceful and constructive means’, he advised.
