While a group of prominent Nigerians were engaged in heated debates at the Sheraton Hotel Lagos another group of young Nigerians who described themesleves as worried citizens have converged today at the premises of the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos to protest the non-involvement of the people in the purported 'national summit' the...y claimed was sponsored by the government.
The host hotel, Sheraton, which has a relatively low capacity to accommodate people whose destinies are being determined by the conference, was fenced round by military to prevent uninvited guests from participating.
The protesters condemned the conference and tagged it as an 'unacceptable jamboree', proclaiming that the outcome, like other similar sponsored confabs in the past would have no meaningful outcome.
Chanting solidarity songs, the protesters said the charade is not people oriented and called for a people oriented Sovereign National Conference that will not take place in a private hotel put in a public square that will accommodate people who will be able to speak their minds.
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