Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has said the recent nationwide protest in Nigeria was far from agitation against hunger, saying some politicians funded it to effect regime change.
THEWILL recalls that Nigerians had between August 1 and 10, embarked on what was tagged the “EndBadGovernanceinNigeria” protest, to condemn hunger and economic hardship in the country.
Speaking in an exclusive interview aired on TVC and monitored by THEWILL, Governor Sani alleged that over N60 billion was spent by some politicians to undermine Nigeria’s democracy through the protest.
His words: “Over a week ago, I said that from our little investigation in Kaduna, we were able to identify some politicians who were involved by giving those children money because they eventually confessed to the security agencies.
“Yes, over N60 billion. Even from the report of the NSA, close to $36 million has now been frozen in cryptocurrency. That is what is happening at the moment. That is a fact, and whether we like it or not, you don’t have to be in government, with the ruling party, or the opposition party. As long as you believe in democracy, we must fight for it.
“At the Council of State meeting, the National Security Adviser made it clear that an investigation is ongoing. Both the NSA and the government now know the identities of most of them, and of course, there’s also the involvement of some foreign countries.
“I will not mention that for now because the NSA will be the one to say that, but I can tell you he made it clear to all of us. We may not mention all of them because there may be more as we are sitting here, as investigations are ongoing.
