SNG And Allies Condemn Deployment Of Troops,Reject N97 Pump Price

Fully armed troops take over Lagos streets
By Tunde Bakare

The Save Nigeria Group(SNG) and it's allies flay the deployment of troops and tanks to the Gani Fawehimi Fredom Square at Ojota,Lagos,which has hosted our  peaceful and popular protests for five days running last week.

 

To the credit of the organizers of the protests and the maturity of the millions of Nigeria who have trooped to the rally ground, we have had violence free gatherings for days with great comportment and no loss of life,damage to property or violation of any law of the land.

It is therefore curious that a democratic government would deploy military tanks and troops against such a peaceful assembly of the people in clear violation of the constitutionally guaranteed right of the citizens to freely assemble and express their feelings.

This is a clear case of intolerance and shutting of the democratic space against the people of Nigeria which must be condemned by all democracy loving people around the world.
We have equally reviewed the broadcast of President Goodluck Jonathan  where he unilaterally offered to reduce the pump price of petrol to N97 per litre.

This tokenism shows that the display of people power in the last few days has not been in vain but it is far little to be acceptable.

We demand a reversal to the pre-Jan 1 pump price of N65 per litre as a basis for a conducive atmosphere for a national conversation on the oil sector and how to deal with the corruption that has brought this needless crisis on the 7th largest producer of crude in the world that has been made to depend on import for it's refined product consumption.

In the meantime,we ask our people who have  made tremendous sacrifices in the last few days to comply with the stay-at-home directive as a continuation of this mass action and await further directives.

We salute the resilience of our people who have demonstrated that they have all it takes to fight for their rights on a sustained basis in the most peaceful manner to the chagrin of their adversaries .
The seed of permanent change had been sown in our land and it would germinate and bear the fruits of freedom.

God bless the people of Nigeria!
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!

Pastor Tunde Bakare.
Convener,SNG.

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tMiMjGwpFtIWlNGiYl

Whats wrong with this faield polician turned overnight comrade?we knw who u r nd wat u represent.every right thinking persn knws dat u r calling for a coup bastard of a thousand fathers!

God Bless Patsor Tunde For His Bravery.

Mazi Dike,you are sick to have said a satanist is a good man.I am sure you are part of these thieves destroying Nigeria. Who will probe or arrest these thieves? Efcc? Long story.

I am against these regime because the same corruption left by OBJ has continued through this regime.

TRIBALISM IS OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM

Guyz, although there is no need to weep over spilled milk, but it is clear our problem in Nigeria is tribal sentiments.

Abu

TRIBALISM IS OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM

My People, I guess it is too late now to cry over spilled milk. Let us grow up(NIGERIAN'S) tribal sentiments will take us no far at all.

Abu

God Bless you sir and More

God Bless you sir and More grease to your elbow. God will keep you true and through Amen

Who is fighting who now?

Who is fighting who now?
Pastor Tunde Bakare is a man i have so much respect for but he has chosen the wrong PLATFORM to engage.
I support the removal of fuel subsidy but it has to be in tandem with locally-refined fuel coming on-stream so that prices at the pumps remain virtually the same.
I believe President Goodluck Jonathan is a good man but has not demonstrated the ability to fight the endemic corruption, let alone having the liver to convene PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE to define our democratic space.
Yes, even as an elected President he can convene such a conference by pointing to regional militias tearing the country down.
We want PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION so as to re-structure Nigeria and hold corrupt leaders accountable.
The PLATFORM ought to be SNC.
If we had allowed the subsidy to stay in just few months it would precipitate enough anguish and rage in our people to do total house-cleaning!

Re - Tunde Bakare.

@ferdyokwu.What is wrong in being ambitious?Pastor Bakare is a Nigerian and under the constitution, he has freedom to associate and express his opinion.Martin Luther King (an American Baptist Rev.) led the protest against the american govt.Rev.Jesse Jackson fought and stood with him.This is what the african-american enjoy today.The reason we have Obama as President of the US today.Bishop Muzorewa in South Africa stood with Nelson Mandela and led protest against aparthied South Africa.So what is your issue with Pastor Bakare?

So now Tunde Bakare is a

So now Tunde Bakare is a loser..right? How ignorant or shallow memoried of those who forget that the same Tunde Bakare was the one who led the Save Nigeria Group to rescue GEJ when Mrs Turai Yar'Adua was dealing with him like a form one student. If not for this pastor, GEJ would have long been history...finished off by Turai, Ibori and Aandoaka.

Tunde Bakare has always been on the side of justice, fairness and democracy. Even confronting IBB, Abacha et al. That's who he is. I guess you were too young when he was being arrested severally by our different military dictators.

I am sorry for you Africans

I have followed news reports of what is happening in Nigeria and have made contacts with my country's ambassador and some well-meaning Nigerian professionals. I am totally disappointed that the motivating factor for every discourse in your country is tribal sentiments. It so blindfolds you Black Africans to the point of unwittingly fighting for the crooks who steal your wealth to a stupor.

I just stumbled on this site and I want to let you people know that while you all see differences in your tribes, others see you all, including Somalis and Sudanese tribes as one and the same and I am sure you know what they see you as (I am not jaundiced), but the disdain for Black people is real and you people should know that and brace up as a people.

Goodluck

U r worse than HIM

I was surprised to see this comment by someone.First and foremost is dat am not a member of Bakare's church n am indifferent abt him but i want you to know dat u av to practise wat u preach,U said he does not av respect for his leaders while U dont av respect for a Man of God.av u 4gotten wat d bible u claim to know so much abt said abt priest/pastors?if u dont know let me inform u dat one of the revolutionary of americans Martin Luther King was a revrend.So therefore if u dont av any impt comment to make,pls do keep ur mouth shut n not show urself as a fool.

PASTOR BAKARE- PILLAR OF THE MASSES

Pastor, I am a Muslim but I salute your courage, sincirety and tenacy in fighting the unjust, demon, accursed, wicked and ungodly mad man called GEJ. I bELIEVE NLC and TUC have compromised wth the devil president. But the Almoghty God ia together with righteous people like Pastor Bakare, Balarabe Musa, Comrade Shehu, Femi Falana, Aturu and the teeming downtrodden masses of Nigeria. God will ultimately deal with crooked and wicked leaders and their lackeys like Ngozi Wahala. Nigerians don't give up continue to pray against incompetent, corrupt,dummy, blood-sucking GEJ government. The commonman by the grace of God, will prevail at last. God save Nigeria.

Bakare is a looser

Onyii.

Sorry you are insulting this man for saying what is wrong in the soceity. You probably like what is going in nigeria, I don't because whether you want to admit it or not there wide spread of corruption in the country, instead of finding a comon ground to rid nigeria of this cancer spreading at an alarming proportion, you decided to insult, demean anybody who voices out to condenm this disease that hurting nigerian people. May be you happen to come from the same place or the vicinity of the president you decided to the other way while the country sinks to the bottomless pit. Wake up from you slumber. Let us join forces against an oppressive regime because it does you orme no good.

LEAVE TUNDE ALONE AND SELECTED FEW, ALL OF US CANNOT BE 'MUUMUU'

TO ME ITS ABNORMAL TO HAVE ACCEPTED N97/LT,THAT IS IF U HAD AGREED EARLIER WITH N141/LT.I DO NOT KNOW MAY BE YOU AGRED WITH N141/LT.IF U AD AGRED THEN WITH N141/LT,ND U NOW AGAIN AGRED WITH DIS PRICE BY GEJ. IT SHOWS DAT U MAY BE HAVIN IDENTITY CRISIS.
WHERE WERE U WEN HE/FEW WERE ON D STREET BOTH IN ABUJA/LAGOS FOR CONSTITUTION TO TAKE ITS TURN WHEN TURAYA WAS HARASING GEJ FROM BCOMIN ACTING PRESIDENT.WAT HE/OTHERS ARE SAYING NOW IS NOT THAT DEREGULATION IS BAD, BUT TIMING IS WRONG,NO ENABLING LEGISLATION AS IN TELECOM, FIGHT CORRUPTION DEY SAY. ITS KNOWN THAT GEJ CANT FIGHT CORRUPTION WHICH IS MAIN REASON GEJ SAID HE HAD TO REMOV OIL SUB.(THIS IS INSANE).
TUNDE/CO ARE SAYING THAT DEAL WIT CORRUPTION 1ST ,DEREGULATION FOLLOWS, FOR THEN GEJ LL HAVE RESULTS,REMEMBER DIESEL IS DEREGULATED OVER 5 YEARS ALSO, YET NO IMPACT ON D MASSES.IF GEJ KNOWS WEL HE LL TAKE THE BETA COUNSELS FROM TUNDE/CO.FOR IT WILL ENSURE RESULT AS GOTTEN IN TELECOM.THANKS

those calling bakara names.

those calling bakara names. are fools! Bakare has fought the good fight. i commend him, he has earned my respect by his fighting for the subsidy removal. He brought his children along instead of keeping them save @home. we LAGOSIANS knows the truth and we salute u, even though govt agents are out there to smear ur good name. God bless u

aluta aluta aluta

GEJ DEPLOYED THE NIGERIAN ARMY TO STOP PROTESTERS, I DID NOT SEE A SIMILAR MOVE TO STOP BOKO HARAM. THAT CORRUPTION PERSISTS IN OUR GOVT OFFICES IS BCOS THE ELITES IN THE SOCIETY ARE ALL EITHER CORRUPT OR INEPT TO CURB IT. THEREFORE, SINCE THEY CAN'T DO THE RIGHT THING, IT'S TIME FOR THE 128MILLION YOUTHS OF THIS GREAT NATION TO TAKE THEIR DESTINY INTO THEIR HANDS AND SAVE OUR NATION. WITH THE YOUTHS OF 9JA OCCUPYING 74.7% OF OF D POPULATION, THERE IS A GREAT FUTURE FOR US, A FUTURE WORTH FIGHTING FOR, A FUTURE THAT WILL BE MARRED IF R AFRAID TO MAKE SACRIFICES NOW. IT IS NOW OR NEVER. NO MORE UNIVERSITY STRIKES, NO MORE JOBLESSNESS, NO MORE FAVORITISM, NO MORE CORRUPTION IN OUR GOVT, WE DEMAND THAT THE PROBE OF THE OIL SUBSIDY AND PROBES INTO THE CORRUPT PRACTICES OF GOVT BE MADE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, THIS WILL NOT BE LIKE OPUTA PANEL. WE DEMAND A TOTAL IMPROVEMENT OF LIFE IN NIGERIA.

'And the man died in himself who keep mute in the face of Tyranny'Prof Wole Soyinka

THE WORLD CONFUSED PRESIDENT

Jonathan is a foolish President. Those soldiers and the heavy ammunition should have been directed to get rid of Boko Haram once and for all, not the peaceful protesters. That shows you how confused is this disgraceful PhD holder is. I hope the soldiers turn against him very soon. The sooner we get rid of him the better... He might end up regretting this for the rest of his life, hopefully. I am angry because he allowed corruption to carry on as if it is government policy. Allowed thieves in his administration to take all the money that could have been used for development and make Nigeria a better place for all of us and the generation to come. They are buying houses all over the world whist some Nigerians could not even find money for transportation to go and look for work. And they will tell us, Nigeria belongs to all of us. During his first consultation with Labour, he (Jonathan) said I did not call you to ask for your opinion; I just want to tell you what we have planned to do.

GOVERNMENT MAGIC

The truth of the matter is that GEJ can not take a better decision than trivializing democratic governance by his actions .The corrupt business men and women who he partners to damage the economy who turned round tripping of DPK for the last 5yrs need to be investigated by the time they publish all those who loaded this product would show that they are all croonies who have no depots who buy subsidized DPK and re export same to the supplies such as trafigura ,vital,mecuria etc .The truth of the matter is that we have been taken for a ride the president has no will power to investigate corruption in NNPC because all those who supported and funded the election got there funds from this ministry all what we are going to have is a smoke screen

We don't have a country

We don't have a country called Nigeria, so stop deceiving yourself. Even those criticizing him are doing so because he is not from their tribe. Until we sit down to discuss, anyone on that sit has to be protected by his people.

Tunde Bakare

You have no business leading any public protest in the fuel issue. You are a very ambitious man. You have an an ulterior motive - totally political and self exalting. But you will fail. Say, I discovered you were dumb struck on the killings by Boko Haram. Do you have a conscience? By their fruits....... I rest my piece.

your right

Thanks for your contribution, but people don`t really understand the bible therefore these of these self made priests mislead many in the name of tithing.Do we still have levitical priesthood to this present day? non but self made mosaic priests whom their priesthood has been long replaced by christ`s priesthood.
Hew.7v 12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well.

You will all Regret

its obvious that some paid government agent have been paid to repeatedly castigate Pastor Bakare and others of pages of papers but one thing i want to assure them all is that God will visit you all with big regret and non of you will leave to reap the fruits of effort of Pastor tunde bakare and others. amen. and to jonathan, he forever leave to regret his action. let the soldier kill one person and see the devastating effect of black power, some of us do not have Gun to kill but we have other means to kill in hundreds. am sure jonathan is calling for war and that war is knocking on the door with his provocative attitude.

Bakare is a looser

Pastr looser bakare pls go and learn how to respect and pray for ur leaders according to the bible injunction concerning elders and leader if at all u read bible or u r simply running a sociall club

Bakare is a looser

Pastr looser bakare pls go and learn how to respect and pray for ur leaders according to the bible injunction concerning elders and leader if at all u read bible or u r simply running a sociall club

THEY THOUGHT THEY ARE DOING US FAVOUR

I see nothing wrong in changing an incompetent administration. I see nothing wrong in changing a government that approves corruption and makes it part of daily life. They ring into our ears everyday that they get ride of fuel scarcity. I thought the minister for petroleum will be educated enough to know that that is why they're there, to make life better for citizens. Their reward will be the citizens live comfortably and are not complaining. Also international citizens will see Nigeria as a country where things run smoothly and a conducive environment to live in. You are not there to do one thing and everybody troops out to praise you. How many things do you want the citizens of America and Britain to praise their governments for everyday. The good roads? Using their taxes prudently? Punishing corrupt leaders? Helping the poor? No scarcity of fuel? Stable electricity? Etc. If they achieved 80% of these at the end of their term, they would not need to come to us before praise them.

your father is that fool

refer to a amn of God as fool shows that father in a fool and eternal condemnation will never seize to disorganise your life and that of your entire generation, except pastor bakare has done something wrong, but if not you will not be part of those that will reap the fruit of the labour of likes of Pastor Bakare and so shall it be.

troops in lagos

GO HOME AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY. YOU STAY AND PROTEST! TOO BAD

Good Move

Very Good move by the president.

CHANGE IS INEVITABLE

It is only a fool that calls for regime change. It will not work. Bakare is a fool and he should continue to lick his wounds at election. He lost and will loose again. Shame to Bakare that does not want change for good.

2012- the year for destroying Hypocrites!

No Pastor should talk until they define Deuteronomy 14 verse 22-29 and STOP Stealing peoples monies in the name of tithe and offering!!! Everyone should remove subsidies from Church cabals and give it to the rightful owners: 'widows, strangers, fàtherless, orphans and levites (priests) that hàve no property- it is clearly written. God's people Perish for lack of knowledge... These men should be probed the way they probed KICC London-- evil must leave our land! God's people must worship him in spirit and truth!

You are one in a million Pastor Bakare

I must say that Pastor Tunde Bakare is the Most honest and sincere Pastor of all the Pastors and religious leaders I know or heard. Most others are ruled by selfishness. Remember James 4:17 told us "If you know what you're supposed to be doing and you don't do it, then you're sinning".
Some of our religious leaders thinks it is not their duty to call our corrupt and errant leaders to order or at least let them know that they are going the wrong direction.
All they are interested in is the tithe of the people. God will judge us all on the last day.

Pastor Tunde Bakare you are my hero

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