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Ace Nigerian journalist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dele Momodu has again penned another open letter to President Ahmed Tinubu.

In his fresh letter, Momodu appealed to the President not to stop the planned nationwide protest against bad governance, scheduled for August 1 to 10.

Momodu reminded Tinubu of the periods in time past when he participated in protests while fighting the military.

In his letter, he mentioned that Tinubu became Governor of Lagos state in 1999 and has been the ‘’President'' of the state in the last 24 years before realizing his ambition of becoming President.

Momodu argued that Nigerians are not finding things easy at the moment because President Tinubu, does not ‘realise that presiding over a state is not the same as presiding over a country.’

He wrote;

''ONCE AGAIN, AN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU...

Your Excellency,

 For the second time within two weeks, I'm compelled to write you this epistle. As I write this, my mind goes back to my earliest recollection of you as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As a young journalist, you were everyone's delight. The June 12 Presidential election annulment brought out the best in you as a pro-democracy figure.  You spent money and time fighting the military. Our exile years were lived in constant fear and trepidation.

Fast forward Sir. We returned to Nigeria in 1998

You contested the Lagos State Governorship election in 1999, and pronto, you won. Since then, you have been in absolute control of a state described as the California of Africa, and possibly the sixth richest economy in Africa. Lagos is a country on its own.... I'm just trying to let you know that you've been a President in Lagos for 24 years before becoming the President of Nigeria.

Unfortunately, things have not been easy for Nigerians (except members of the privilegentsia) since you realized your lifelong ambition. And let me be frank Sir. You caused it all. You did not realise that a country is much more complicated than a State.

I'm sad and embarrassed that a fighter for Democracy is now saying Nigerians will not be allowed to congregate and demonstrate on the streets, something you and I enjoyed during the military regimes, at home and abroad.

 I will never support anarchy, after engaging in peace initiatives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia. But I'm reasonably assured that any potential threat can be contained and nipped in the bud, since our secret service claims to have discovered the sponsors of mayhem. Such people should be arrested speedily.

 Please Sir,  go back to your original friends in civil liberties and seek their assistance. Then, use this opportunity to test the strength, security architecture and combat readiness of our security agencies. Ignore the advice of the hawks in your team. They have nothing to lose since they are mostly beneficiaries of what others died for. Resist the temptations of full blown dictatorship...

You're in my prayers as you bear this cross...''