‘We can’t lose Abuja’: We are ready for dialogue, Wike tells #Endbadgovernance protesters

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has called on the people protesting  against hunger and hardship to come for dialogue.

Wike made the call while handing over Staff of Office to four newly coronated Chiefs of Karu, Kwali, Pai, and Yaba, in Abuja on Thursday.

Recall that Nigerians in different parts of the country have begun a 10-day protest from Aug. 1, to draw the attention of the current administration to address hunger, hardship and bad governance in the country.

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

“I want you to continue with that peace process, and he who makes peace, will at the end of the day, enjoy the dividend of peace.

“I want to commend you and urge you to still talk to our people, that we are still ready to talk to them, dialogue with them and iron out the grey areas.

“We’ll also brief them on certain things they do not know so that they will be well informed to make informed decisions,” he said.

He added that “Abuja is the centre of unity; 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.”