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Human rights activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, has announced that the organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria will soon reveal new dates for continued demonstrations.
Naija News reports that the initial 10-day #EndBadGovernance protest concluded on Saturday, leaving many states assessing the impact of the movement.
In an interview with The Punch, Sowore, a key organiser of the protests, was asked if he believed the demonstrations had achieved their objectives.
“Absolutely,” he responded. “The protests has woken up the tiger in Nigerians. For the first time in a long time, the instruments of division failed the narrative of the ruling class. This got the oppressed united behind a common goal across Nigeria. The path is now well laid on the way to true freedom.”
When asked about the next steps after the protest, Sowore stated, “More revolt, a fresh set of dates will be announced by organisers, and we won’t stop until we win.”
Sowore explained that the protests were driven by the severe hardships faced by Nigerians. “We have seen inflation rising to over 30% within a year. The currency has been devalued by over 100% from about ₦550 when President Bola Tinubu took over to well over ₦1,500 per dollar today.
“Banks are lending at more than 30% interest rate, which means businesspeople must make profits of over 30% to break even and pay off their loans.
“School fees are up. The subsidies that cushioned ordinary Nigerians from high fuel prices were removed. It has just been from one calamity to another for ordinary Nigerians,” Sowore noted.
He contrasted these hardships with the actions of the government, noting, “Meanwhile, the Presidency has bought new yachts and planes, while the National Assembly has purchased SUVs worth hundreds of millions of naira for each member. Anyone expecting Nigerians to be silent in the face of all these atrocities by the government and elected officials must take us for fools.”
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