MINUTES OF MEETING ON DIALOGUE AGAINST PLANNED PROTEST ON HARDSHIP IN NIGERIA

*ᴅᴀᴛᴇ:* 22/02/2024

*ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴇs:*

⬤ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴs

⬤ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ *(ᴄᴘ ᴀʙᴀɴɪᴡᴏɴᴅᴀ ᴏʟᴜғᴇᴍɪ) & ʜɪs ᴛᴇᴀᴍ*

⬤sᴇɴɪᴏʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀssɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ᴏɴ ᴄsᴏ’s ᴀɴᴅ ɴɢᴏ’s *(ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx)*

*ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ:*

*☛ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴅɪᴀʟᴏɢᴜᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴɴᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅsʜɪᴘ ɪɴ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪᴍ ᴏғ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘᴏsᴇ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛs.*

*ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ғᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴛ 12:00 ɴᴏᴏɴ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴏ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴇᴅᴀғᴇ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ, ᴄᴘ ᴀ. ᴏʟᴜғᴇᴍɪ, ᴇxᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄsᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ’s ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀsɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄsᴏs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴇɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ᴄᴘ ᴏʟᴜғᴇᴍɪ ᴜʀɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄsᴏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴄᴇ, ʜɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴍɪsᴄʜɪᴇғ-ᴍᴀᴋᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴊᴀᴄᴋ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇsᴛs.*

*ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴀᴋɪᴍᴀ,* ғᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ *ᴜʀʜᴏʙᴏ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ (ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴡɪɴɢ)*, ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀsɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀғᴇᴛʏ, ᴜʀɢɪɴɢ ғᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴜᴛɪʟɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsᴜʟᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴄᴏɴsᴏʟɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴғʀᴏɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇsᴏʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇsᴛs.

ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ʜᴀʀᴅsʜɪᴘ ғᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɢʀɪᴇᴠᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. *ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴛʜᴏɴʏ ᴀsᴀᴋɪᴛɪᴋᴘɪ* ᴏғ ʜᴜʀɪᴅᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘʀᴇss ᴄᴏɴғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴍᴘʟɪғʏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅs, ᴄɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟᴇᴠɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ʜᴀʀᴅsʜɪᴘ.

*ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴛᴇɢᴀ ᴛʀᴀᴄʏ* ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ᴄᴏᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴇss ᴀᴅᴍᴏɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄsᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜsʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ɢʀɪᴇᴠɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟᴇᴠɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴅᴇʟᴀʏ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇsᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɢʟʏ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ 2020 ᴇɴᴅ sᴀʀs. sʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ’s ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡʜᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇsᴛ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ sɪɢɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ғᴏʀ ɪᴛs ᴏᴜᴛᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴇ ɪᴛ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏʀ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ.

*ᴄᴘ ᴏʟᴜғᴇᴍɪ* ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʙɪᴅɪɴɢ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ɪɴᴄɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇsᴛs. ʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛʟɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴀs sᴛɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴄᴛ, ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀsɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜɴᴅᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍs.

*ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄsᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ* ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜʀɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀʟɪɴᴇss.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ *2:10 ᴘᴍ,* ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴇ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ғᴇᴇᴅʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ.

*☛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʙʏ:* *_ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴍᴀsᴜᴇɴ ᴏᴅɪᴏɴ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀsᴏɴ_* ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

*☛ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ:* *ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ,* sᴇɴɪᴏʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀssɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴɢᴏs.

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