2BABA plans to protest against Buhari
Fayose said apart from section 40 of the 1999 constitution, which provided that every person shall be entitled to assemble freely and associate with other persons, the Court of Appeal already affirmed that protests or gatherings do not require police permit or interference.
The governor described the claim by the Lagos state police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, that criminals might hijack the process as puerile. He added: “The duty of the police to secure Nigerians is mandatory, and not optional. Therefore, if there is any intelligence report suggesting the possibility of criminals hijacking the process, it is the duty of the police to provide security cover for the protesters." The governor, in a statement issued by his special assistant on public communications and new media, Lere Olayinka, noted that the APC-led federal government must be made to understand that “leadership is about accountability. To be accountable, leaders must listen to public opinion either by civil or peaceful protest.
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