Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, stated that citizens’ right to protest cannot be curtailed.
During an interview on the TVC program *Politics on Sunday* with Femi Akande, Ngelale addressed concerns regarding the Tinubu government’s stance on peaceful protests scheduled for August 1-10.
Ngelale emphasized that the administration does not seek to “dominate” Nigerians, saying, “Let me be clear: we are not in office to dominate our people; we are here to serve them.” He insisted that no part of the administration “has the authority” to stop Nigerians from protesting, affirming, “No one in our administration has the authority to deny Nigerians their right to peaceful protest.”
However, he acknowledged concerns about the potential for the protests to be hijacked, similar to the #EndSARS movement of 2020.