Paschal Emeka, Abuja | Posted August 06, 2024
Normalcy is gradually returning to Abuja, the nation’s capital after late last week’s #endbadgovetrnance protests, that saw the authorities respond with massive crackdown and use of force on protesters.
Our correspondent who monitored events around the FCT, on day sixth of the protest, observed that only the former Country Director of Action Aid Nigeria, Ene Obi and Hauwa Mustapha were seen holding a sit-out at the Moshood Abiola stadium on tuesday
Recall that tuesday is the sixth of the #endbadgovetrnance nationwide protests against hunger and hardship.
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Security personnel at the stadium disallowed anyone who wanted to protest around the designated area.
Journalists who came to cover the demonstration were also not allowed to stay outside the stadium.
Securities said they were enforcing the court order which confines the protesters to inside of the stadium.
The two women who spoke with the news men vowed to continue with the sit-out until the expiration of the ten-day demonstration.
“Look at the President speaking to Nigeria. It was a totally empty speech. What are you telling us? Not even one of the demands has been met. And you are telling us to go to the stadium. we are here at the stadium nah. let our children come,” one of the organisers, Ene Obi told journalists.
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She continued, “Bring down the prices of petroleum products. this is the same government that fought against the removal of fuel subsidy. And the same president has used it to punish Nigerians.
“We are mothers. What they are doing is setting our children against us. Even the police and security agancies- which of them is going to a different market? Their money is useless. They are turning our children against us. We are sitting here, let them teargas us. So many of them, I can give birth to them.
“The mothers in the land are wounded. No employment. Many of our children have gone to school but have no employment. We are calling for an end to bad governance.
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“They said you need to appoint one minister from every state. We don’t have minister of state in the constitution. And they are even creating more seats for more ministers to come in.
“There are no signs from the government to show us that they can bring down the cost of governance.”
The development comes following days of violent protests in the nation’s capital, with police operatives firing tear gas at the protesters.