‘Wisdom tool to defeat hardship, sufferings- Anambra LG chairman

By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha

As hunger protest commenced nationwide today, Mr Chinedu Ononiba, the Transitional Chairman of Njikoka Local Government Council Area, Anambra state, has. Said that good application of wisdom is a vital tool to defeat hardship .

Commending the people for recognition of their right to peaceful protest, he stated that it is a pillar of democratic governance as enshrined in Nigeria constitution.

Ononiba urged the protesters to reflect on the outcome of EndSARs Protest and apply quality wisdom in making their demands.

Admitting that there is economic meltdown in the country he is of the view that its application for good reasoning would yield more results than confrontation with the authorities.

Ononiba comnended the security operatives in the state for conducting themselves professionally across the communities under Njikoka Council area.

He said that no negative protest reports have come in from communities under his Council that include, Nimo,Enugwu-Ukwu, Nawfia, Abba,Enugwu-Agidi and Abagana.

Ononiba said further that everywhere has remained Peaceful though without much vehicular movement in the areas, even as most local markets are not open to customers.

In a related development, Mrs Grace Anagor, a trader at Nkwo Enugwu-Ukwu said that they stayed away from market as a way to protest the hardship experience.

” I am surprised that at this age and time that security operatives are scattered everywhere to scare people from crying out to their leaders.

” I am sure that president Bola Tinubu has known the truth, by sending out troops of security personnel across the country which is a sign of successful Protest,” she said.

Mr Chinedu Udeh from Nawfia community in Njikoka said that he complied with call to Protest saying it is a just course.

Udeh said that Protest must be done in the streets not by destruction of public properties.

” I am a transporter but I am home now resting and playing with my children today.

” I beg the government to reduce cost of living, solve the problem of electricity and fuel for life to be easy,” he said.

Earlier,Mr Nnaghe Itam, Anambra police Commissioner sad that police will regulate public assemblies and protect peaceful protesters.

Itam said that police will not deny the protesters their rights to peaceful protest as well will not allow molestation of those not Protesting.

He said any act to disruptive peaceful co-existence of the people will be resisted.