- #EndBadGovernance protesters have planned a new nationwide demonstration starting on October 1, named the “Fearless in October Protest”
- Damilare Adenola, the Director of Mobilisation at the Take It Back Movement, noted that the Federal Government had not met any of the demands from the previous 10-day nationwide protests
- Adenola emphasised that protests are the only effective way to communicate with the government
The organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest have announced a new nationwide demonstration set to begin on October 1.
Damilare Adenola, the Director of Mobilisation at the Take It Back Movement, confirmed the upcoming protests on Monday, August 19.
He said, “Yes. It is called the ‘Fearless in October Protest’. Our charter of demands stands as same. If at all, we will add more as the country decays more.”
Protesters' demands are yet to be met
According to Adenola, the demands of the protesters will remain as they were unless new problems emerge that would require expanding them.
The group highlighted that the federal government had not fulfilled any of the demands that initiated the 10-day nationwide protests.
Between August 1 and 10, Nigerians across the nation converged on the streets to express their frustration with the ongoing economic crisis.
The protest was led by the Take-It-Back Movement along with numerous civil society organisations.
Before the protests began, the federal government requested that young people cancel their planned demonstrations.
Protest is only language govrnment understands - Adenola
The Take It Back movement’s director of mobilisation, Damilare Adenola, said that the government had not addressed the demands raised during the August protests.
Adenola said the government understands only one language, which is protest.
“We call it Fearless in October — the follow up to the August protest,”
“We decided to follow up on the protest since Tinubu’s administration has proven adamant and has yet to accede to even one of our demands, as stated in our charter of demands.
“We have come to the realisation that protest is the only language that many despotic African leaders understand.
“That is why we decided to mobilise for another nationwide demonstration scheduled for October 1 till infinitum,” Adenola stated.
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