{"id":35693,"date":"2020-10-16T08:27:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T08:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35693"},"modified":"2020-10-16T08:27:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T08:27:50","slug":"davido-questions-rationale-by-fcta-minister-to-ban-endsars-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35693","title":{"rendered":"Davido questions rationale by FCTA Minister to ban #EndSARS protests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Davido-fa.jpg\" alt=\"Again, Davido tests negative for coronavirus\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DMW head honcho, David Adeleke, known popularly known in music circles as Davido, has questioned the rationale behind the decision of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to declare a ban on #EndSARS protests in the capital city of Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The singer who was reacting to the decision by the Minister of the FCT, Adamu Mohammed, to ban the protests on grounds that the protesters have repeatedly flouted the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/breaking-179-fresh-cases-of-covid-19-raise-nigerias-total-to-69834-deaths-1116-discharges-52143\/\">COVID-19<\/a>&nbsp;protocols accused government of double standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He wondered why the government would go ahead to ban the demonstrations but recently allowed campaign rallies and conducted elections in Edo and Ondo States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u2018Aye\u2019 crooner who has also been among a host of celebrities at the forefront of the #EndSARS campaign stated in a post on his official Twitter page on Thursday that he was angry at the decision taken by the FCT Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dCan\u2019t protest but y\u2019all just had campaign rallies and conducted 2 elections recently !!! Do they think ?? Wtf I\u2019m ANGRY !!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr P, one-half of defunct group, P Square also reacted to the ban on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/google-africa-extends-support-to-endsars-protests-in-nigeria\/\">#EndSARS protest<\/a>&nbsp;in Abuja by the FCT Minister citing Covid-19 as reason for prohibiting any form of protests in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described those behind the ban as \u201cclowns\u201d, and also queried them on what happened as politicians campaigned during the Edo and Ondo governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr P tweeted; \u201cAnd what then happened during Edo and Ondo election campaign? Una Dey mad! Clowns\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DMW head honcho, David Adeleke, known popularly known in music circles as Davido, has questioned the rationale behind the decision of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to declare a ban on #EndSARS protests in the capital city of Abuja. 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