Olusegun Dada, the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, has issued a stern warning to Nigerians planning a nationwide protest over the hardship in the nation.

He stated that  ‘’those who want to burn down the country under whatever guise'' would suffer severe consequences.

In a post shared on his X handle, Dada said they would be met with the strongest resistance.

Nigerians are planning to stage a protest in August over the current economic situation in the country.

Reacting to the planned protest, Dada wrote;

‘’Those who want to burn the country down under whatever guise will meet the strongest resistance of their lives. Not from security agencies, but from the silent majority that gave their mandate to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for four years in the first instance. We are waiting''