APC protested its way into power, Nigerians should be allowed to protest –Sen. Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, has taken a swipe at the police for attempting to stop some Nigerians from embarking on anti-government protests, describing their action as unconstitutional.
Sani, the fiery ex-activist who made this known while speaking on the #IStandWithNigeria protests, said his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), led several protests before winning the elections that brought them to power.
According to him, “protest is fundamental right in a democracy. In fact, citizens should be encouraged to organise peaceful protest because it is a democratic channel through which they can express their strong opinion against policy, programme or action taken by government.
“A society that opposes violence must encourage the culture of peaceful protest. It is by encouraging people to peacefully protest that you can discourage them from going into violence,” he said.
He further stressed: “Nobody needs police permission to organise a protest. Police should simply be informed to organise protection for anybody who wants to protest.
“We led the protest against (President Goodluck) Jonathan. We led the protest against (President Olusegun) Obasanjo and even against military dictatorship here,” Sani said.
