BREAKING: Fresh #EndBadGovernance Protests Looms, No Stoppage This Time Till Demands Are Met –Says Organisers, Reveals New Date
The organisers of the recently concluded 10-day nationwide protest in Nigeria, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, have issued an ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu’s administration, warning that they will relaunch the protest on October 1 if their demands are not fully addressed.
This was confirmed by Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, during an interview on News Central TV on Saturday, which marked the final day of the protest.
Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the Africa Action Congress (AAC), stated: “If our demands are not met within the specified timeframe, we will resume the protest on October 1, or potentially earlier, depending on the prevailing circumstances and variables.
“When we start in October, we will not stop until these demands are met. Already, that conversation is going on and more plans by the organisers will be announced to the general public.”
When asked if he meant that the specific date in October is 1, Sowore said, “Yes, well their own Independence Day. We want to fight for real independence starting from that day.”
Nigerians who participated in the 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest had presented a 15-point demand to President Tinubu’s administration, seeking to tackle the country’s governance issues.
Among the demands is a call for the President Tinubu-led government to “Scrap the 1999 Constitution and replace it with a People-made.”
Other demands are: “Constitution for the Federal Republic of Nigeria through a Sovereign National Conference immediately followed by a National Referendum.
“Toss the Senate arm of the Nigerian Legislative System, keep the House of Representatives (HOR), and make lawmaking a part-time endeavour.
“Pay Nigerian Workers a minimum wage of nothing less than N250,000 monthly.
“Invest heavily in education and give Nigerian students grants, not loans. Aggressively pursue free and compulsory education for children across Nigeria.
“Release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally and demilitarize the South East. ALL #ENDSARS and political detainees must also be released and could compensated.
“Renationalize publicly owned enterprises sold to government officials and cronies.
“Reinstate a corruption-free subsidy regime to reduce hunger, starvation and multidimensional poverty.
“Probe past and present Nigerian leaders who have looted the treasury, recover their loot, and deposited it in a special account to fund education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
“Restructuring of Nigeria to accommodate Nigeria’s diversity, resource control, decentralization and regional development.
“End banditry, terrorism and violent crimes. Reforms of Security Agencies to stop continuous human rights violations and duplication of security agencies and enhance the physical security of Nigerian citizens.
“Establish a Special Energy Fund immediately to drive massive, corruption-free power sector development.
“Immediate Reconstitution of the Nigerian Electoral Body @inecnigeria to remove corrupt individuals and partisan hacks appointed to manipulate elections.
“Massive investment in public works and industrialization will help employ Nigeria’s teeming youths.
“Massive shake-up in the Nigerian judiciary to remove cabals of corrupt generations of judges and judicial officers that continue denying everyday citizens access to real justice.
