Nigerians have criticized Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress candidate for the 2023 presidential election, for insisting that the hunger protests continue on Monday.
This follows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appeal on Sunday for Nigerians to suspend the protests and engage in dialogue with the government to address the nation’s challenges.
Tinubu’s broadcast follows reports of at least 15 deaths and significant property destruction in Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Yobe, and other parts of the country during the first three days of the #EndBadGovernance protests.
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In response to Tinubu’s speech, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State, Jibril Gawat, announced on his X account that protest leaders in Ojota had agreed to suspend the demonstration.
Despite this, Sowore maintained that the protests should continue on Monday, providing details of the demonstration locations.
This stance has drawn criticism from Nigerians, who have expressed their disapproval of Sowore’s decision.
See some reactions below;
@Bellotec: “If you like, listen to him, you will just die and die for nothing. Those who were killed yesterday in the Kurna/Bacirawa axis of Kano died for nothing, nothing will change, and nobody will be prosecuted, only leaving their family to grief. If you like, no listen, you won’t rest in peace sha.”
@bolajiayo: “Why don’t you come with your children and lead the protest? Why instigate other people’s children to go out and protest? What happened to your children? Abi they are not patriotic Nigerians?
@computizzy1: “Nah, bro. People are going back to work tomorrow. This shit ain’t working and they’re tired of it. You gonna have to fly down from the US to come run it yourself. You can still get flights from EWR or JFK that’ll get you to Lagos tomorrow morning.”
