Some social media users have dug out old posts by Olusegun Dada, the special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on social media, in which he called for protests against former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Dada’s old posts started trending on social media, moments after he said protesters would face the “strongest resistance”.
Earlier on Tuesday, Dada, in a post on X, said protesters would meet fierce pushback from supporters of the president.
“Those who want to burn the country down under whatever guise will meet the strongest resistance of their lives,” Dada wrote.
“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.”
There have been reports of a planned youth-led nationwide protest over the rising cost of living and economic hardship. The protest is reportedly slated for August 1 to 15.
Several old X posts of Dada show that the presidential aide was in support of the protest against Jonathan’s administration.
In one of his posts in January 2012, Dada wrote, “If u know any policeman, advise him not to take shooting orders from anyone. If anyone is shot during our protest, d killer dies! No”.
In another post in February 2014, he wrote, “maybe we don’t need peaceful protests anymore”.
Dada’s old posts have elicited a plethora of reactions.
