OSINBAJO CALMS FCT PROTESTERS UNREST
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday averted what was an impending civil unrest when he alighted from his convoy to assuage protesters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The Vice President who was headed to Ekiti state for the launch of the National Home Grown School Feeding scheme ran into the protesters who had barricaded the road, he alighted from his car and had a chat with the irate youths who began chanting his name soon as he was identified.
The protesters comprising mainly of young men and some women from Gbayi village were protesting at Gossa, the alleged invasion of their land by the Nigerian Military, urged the Vice President to intervene in the issue.
Responding to their plea, the Vice President assured them that he would meet with the village leaders to find lasting solution to the problem at hand.
He urged the youth to seek more diplomatic ways of solving issues. He assured them that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is dedicated to the people and that the dividend of democracy will be enjoyed by all.
The protesters said if they had known that the Vice President was going to ply the road they would not have acted in the manner which they did. Thereafter, the youths once again began to chant his name and then made way for the Vice President to proceed to the airport.