Revolution protest in Nigeria has failed – Presidency

The Presidency Monday’s taunted the Convener of the Revolution Now, saying that attempt to incite citizens into a revolution against their own democratic rights and interests has failed.

The Presidency in a statement in Abuja signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said the President Muhammadu Buhari and the government were humbled by the show of support by Nigerians not to participate in the alleged plot to remove a democratically elected government.

According the statement, “Today, millions of Nigerians went about their businesses: work, seeking employment, attending school/college and caring for their families. By doing so, the millions defended our country’s hard-won democratic rights – by ignoring calls on social media to join a phantom ‘revolution’.”

“The President is humbled by the support – not for himself, or the governing party – but for the democratic values of modern-day Nigeria through the wisdom of those millions of citizens who preferred democracy and decided not to undermine an elected government.”

– Vanguard