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President Bola Tinubu, in a nationwide address on Sunday, called on protesters across the country to end the #EndBadGovernance protest.
Naija News understands that the protest tagged #EndBadGovernance started on the 1st of August and is expected to end on the 10th of the month.
The reaction of the President came after several calls from prominent Nigerians like the ex-vice president, Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi and several others to attend to the demands of the protesters and address them.
The protests which had been hijacked in some states, have seen government and private properties being looted and damaged.
President Tinubu, who spoke 7 am, on Sunday, expressed sadness over the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states.
Naija News reports that Tinubu noted that he is pained by the loss of…