Chairs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) say the planned nationwide protest is part of a move to topple the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
The marches over the economic hardship in the country have been slated for the first week of August.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Alphonsus Eba, chair of the APC in Cross River and secretary of the forum, said the protest is likely to endanger the peace the country currently enjoys.
“As the ruling party, we are prepared to meet every contestant in 2027 but we will not fold our arms and allow undemocratic forces to topple the government we worked so hard to elect into office,” Eba said.
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“That will be a disservice to the good people of Nigeria who freely gave us this mandate.
“We call on all patriotic Nigerians to resist any attempt by any one or any group of persons to intimidate them into unorganised protest likely to endanger the peace we currently enjoy as a nation.
“We call on patriots to join forces with security agencies to report any criminal element who attempts to carry out any act of violence.”
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The secretary said the APC in the states would embark on rallies to re-echo the “laudable” projects of Tinubu.
“All our party men and concerned Nigerians in other political parties are enjoined to stand firm in protection of democracy,” he said.
“It should be noted that violent protest being contemplated by the faceless group as contained in their charter of demand will annihilate the democratic ideals which all political parties subscribed to.”
Eba added that the demonstrations would worsen the economic situation of the country.
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