Hardship: Threatening Nigerians won’t stop nationwide protest, Femi Falana tells FG

• He noted that threatening people was counterproductive and that such move would make the protest even more popular.

Activist lawyer, Femi Falana, says no amount of threat from the government can stop the nationwide protest slated for August 1.

Recall that some organisations and even the presidency have decried the planned nationwide protests aimed at drawing the attention of the Federal Government to the perennial hardship in the country.

Falana advised the FG to identify the organisers of the protest and engage them in productive dialogue.

He gave the advice during an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday.

He noted that threatening people was counterproductive and that such move would make the protest even more popular.

He said: “They have a way of contacting themselves and I think the government can draw some lessons from that 2020 (#EndSars) experience. Identify those who are planning the protest and then engage with them productively.

“Threat will not work. In fact, the action of the government has a way of popularising such protests.

“Nobody listens to such warnings. This time around, the government should identify the leaders of the movement and have some dialogue with them. There are demands that are being raised, the government should address those demands.”