However, SaharaReporters learnt that the true intention behind the meeting is to offer bribes and persuade them to help disrupt the protest.
With the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest scheduled to begin on August 1st approaching, the Lagos State government, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended an invitation to human rights activists.
However, SaharaReporters learnt that the true intention behind the meeting is to offer bribes and persuade them to help disrupt the protest.
The protest seeks to bring attention to Nigeria's economic crisis and government's mismanagement. Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu's administration and some governors are reportedly working to undermine the event.
Following a meeting with APC governors at Aso Rock Villa, President Tinubu's administration is reportedly planning to thwart the 'Days of Rage' protest, but details remain scarce.
However, it is speculated that engaging with activists in various states might be part of their approach. In a related development, the Lagos State government has invited activists to a meeting on Friday at 4:30 pm, which SaharaReporters learnt is an attempt to influence or disrupt the protest at the local level.
The invite which was leaked to SaharaReporters read: "Dear Comrade, you have been specifically invited to a consultative meeting slated for Friday, 26th July at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja by 4.30pm. No African Time.
"Kindly note that this invite is non-transferable."
According to an insider source who spoke to SaharaReporters, the true purpose of the meeting convened by Governor Sanwo-Olu's government is to offer bribes to activists in Lagos State in exchange for their "silence and cooperation in discouraging participation in the protest".
When SaharaReporters contacted the commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, for comments, he said, "I am not aware of such meeting. I travelled and just came in."