Protest: Wike Meets Tinubu, says Federal Govt. Ready for dialogue

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja as protests kicked off nationwide.

The former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office.

Though the topic of their discussion remained unknown as of the time of filing this report, it was believed to be connected to the hunger protests, which began on Thursday, with the FCT as an epicentre.

The FCT saw massive demonstrations from crowds who thronged the central business district and suburbs as security officials fired tear gas to disperse protesters.

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Meanwhile, the FCT minister while handing over the Staff of the Office to four newly coronated Chiefs of Karu, Kwali, Pai, and Yaba, in Abuja said the Federal Government was open to having a dialogue with the protesters.

He commended protesters who refused to be violent and urged them to continue to remain peaceful, noting that it was better to have a dialogue and iron out issues with the government.

Describing Abuja as the nation’s “centre of unity,” Wike said, “Abuja is for everybody; if we lose Abuja, we have lost Nigeria. That is why we have always said, let us work together. There is nothing we can’t achieve under the current administration of President Bola Tinubu.

“Give him time, and a lot of things will change.”