Nigerians In UK Kick Off #endbadgovernance Protest In London, Demand Change
UK-based Nigerians have begun the #EndBadGovernance protest, which will be replicated across Nigeria from August 1 to 10.
Protesters assembled at the Nigeria High Commission in London on Wednesday, displaying placards with slogans like “Nigeria’s economy at an all-time low”, “Nigeria needs saving”, and “Protect citizens’ rights”, to voice their concerns about the country’s governance and demand change.
Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow had released a list of demands from Nigerians to President Bola Tinubu’s administration, aimed at addressing the country’s governance challenges. The demands, posted on Sowore’s social media account, are a result of inputs from Nigerians participating in the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria campaign.
The demands include: “Scrap the 1999 Constitution and replace it with a People-made CONSTITUTION for the Federal Republic of Nigeria through a Sovereign National Conference to be 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.
“Renationalise 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 deposit it in a special account to fund education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
“Restructuring of Nigeria to accommodate Nigeria’s diversity, resource control, decentralisation and regional development.”
