According to Comrade Zakari Gambo Babale, Secretary of the FCT Youth Stakeholders Forum and a leader of the protest, Adodo is not an indigene of the FCT but rather from Benue State, which already has four representatives in the commission. The protesters demanded Adodo’s withdrawal and replacement with an FCT indigene who understands the challenges faced by the territory’s original inhabitants.
Also speaking during the protest, Pastor Danladi Jeji, President of FCT Original Inhabitants, expressed deep concerns about the continued marginalization of the territory’s original natives. Addressing the protesters, Jeji emphasized that Abuja must be recognized and treated as a state by 2027, with their state secretariat sited in Gwagwalada.