Iran: Worry about fuel price, cost of living not Ali Khamenei – Abati to Shiites’ protesters

Veteran writer and erstwhile statesmanlike aide, Reuben Abati, has urged Shiite protesters successful Nigeria to absorption connected the economical implications of the Middle East situation alternatively than staging demonstrations successful enactment of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

Abati made the remarks connected Tuesday during the “What’s Trending” conception of The Morning Show connected Arise Television.

He described it arsenic unfortunate that a geopolitical struggle involving planetary powers successful the Middle East was being reduced to a spiritual contented successful Nigeria.

According to him, religion remains a highly delicate and divisive taxable successful the country.

Abati said galore of those participating successful the protests whitethorn not afloat recognize the complexities of the conflict, suggesting that immoderate individuals could person mobilised them without capable cognition of the issues involved.

He advised that Nigerians should alternatively beryllium acrophobic astir the imaginable economical fallout of the crisis, peculiarly its interaction connected the outgo of surviving and the pump terms of fuel, which helium noted has already accrued successful Nigeria and oth...