Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria has urged Nigerians not to copy what is happening in other African countries, particularly Kenya.
The lawmaker who gave the advice on Thursday during the plenary, argued that protests can solve the current economic challenges Nigerians are currently facing.
Despite acknowledging that the policies of the present administration had caused serious hardship to common citizens, he enjoined them to exercise more patience for them to fully materialise.
He said, “The people of Nigeria, your crying is right. Your complaint of hardship is right. But is the solution found in carrying placards and lining in the streets? Is the solution found in comparing a country less than us?
“The reference that has been made to Kenya and the rest of them, they are smaller countries to Nigeria. We are a giant of Africa, we must provide a solution that is better, sustainable and lasting.
“That solution is not found in our children being killed on the streets by protesting, it is not found in our raising placards. It’s found in supporting the policies of the government and understanding that these policies need time to begin to materialise.”
