The protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, aims to address the country's governance challenges.
Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has unveiled a list of 15 critical demands from Nigerians as part of the upcoming 'Days of Rage' protest.
The protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, aims to address the country's governance challenges.
According to Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), the demands were compiled from inputs received from Nigerians participating in the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria campaign.
The demands are directed at President Bola Tinubu's administration and are considered non-negotiable by the protesters.
The 'Days of Rage' protests, scheduled for late July to August 2024, have been preceded by the demands published by Sowore on his X account.
The demands, from Nigerians, include a call for the President Tinubu administration to “Scrap the 1999 Constitution and replace it with a People-made.”
Other demands are: “Constitution for the Federal Republic of Nigeria through a Sovereign National Conference 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. ALL #ENDSARS and political detainees must also be released and could compensated.
“Renationalize 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 deposited it in a special account to fund education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
“Restructuring of Nigeria to accommodate Nigeria's diversity, resource control, decentralization and regional development.
“End banditry, terrorism and violent crimes. Reforms of Security Agencies to stop continuous human rights violations and duplication of security agencies and enhance the physical security of Nigerian citizens.
“Establish a Special Energy Fund immediately to drive massive, corruption-free power sector development.
“Immediate Reconstitution of the Nigerian Electoral Body @inecnigeria to remove corrupt individuals and partisan hacks appointed to manipulate elections.
“Massive investment in public works and industrialization will help employ Nigeria's teeming youths.
“Massive shake-up in the Nigerian judiciary to remove cabals of corrupt generations of judges and judicial officers that continue denying everyday citizens access to real justice.
“Diaspora Voting.”
Sowore, in another tweet, shared a video of a protest in Kenya and expressed his hope that similar scenes would unfold in major Nigerian cities, including Abuja, Lagos, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Makurdi, Lokoja, Abeokuta, and others."
“Let this be the streets of Abuja, Lagos, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Makurdi, Lokoja, Abeokuta, and Abuja.
“Let the citizens of Nigeria rise together in every city, town, and village starting from July 29, 2024, until full liberation is achieved! (With Love from Kenya)!” he said.
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