Alleged stone-throwing at President Tinubu’s convoy
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, a senior APC member, the party of President Tinubu, condemns the alleged attack on Bola Tinubu’s convoy after Friday prayers at the Shehu Shagari mosque in Abuja. In a statement issued on Saturday, he denounces a rise in political violence and calls for a transparent investigation, while the presidency disputes this information.
Former presidency media adviser Babafemi Ojudu, a senator and leader of the APC, the party of President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday condemned the alleged attack on the presidential convoy in Abuja. According to Daily Post, worshippers at the recently renovated Shehu Shagari central mosque reportedly threw stones at the convoy shortly after Friday prayers. The presidency disputes this information, while a viral video shows young people booing Mr Tinubu and chanting slogans of rejection as the convoy left.
In his statement, Mr Ojudu denounces a rise in political violence and warns that the country risks a national conflagration. He calls for a transparent investigation into the alleged stone-throwing. He recalls that citizens may politically reject the president and campaign against his re-election, and considers that throwing stones at anyone, including the president, amounts to violence. He is also concerned about the attack on supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at a political rally in Lagos on Thursday.
The same day, in Abuja, protesters tore down posters of Tinubu.
