Protest rocks Nasarawa after Supreme Court verdict, Sule calls for calm

Protest rocks Nasarawa after Supreme Court verdict, Sule calls for calm

Protest broke out in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, on Friday after the Supreme Court verdict which affirmed the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule in the March 18, 2023 election in the state.
The Lafia-Jos road has been completely blocked as the protesters lit bonfire to prevent travelers and other road users.
Motorists were forced to take alternative routes out of Lafia.
An automobile mechanic, Mallam Dogo Audu, called for the deployment of more security operatives to restore calm and avert escalation.
Shops and business centres were hurriedly shut.
Governor Sule urged the protesters to learn from the maturity displayed by members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who heeded the advice not to protest when he lost at the tribunal.
He spoke on Friday while fielding questions from State House reporters after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Sule visited the President in company with his two predecessors in Nasarawa State, Senators Abdullahi Adams and Tanko Al-Makura.
He said protests would not change the verdict of apex court.
He called on his opponents, without any grudge whatsoever, to come and join him in order to build the state.