#EndBadGovernance: Activists Mark One Year Of Crackdown, Demand Justice, Systemic Change
- Renew Resistance Against Tinubu’s Regime
The Solidarity Network for Workers’ Rights (SNWR) has renewed calls for justice and deeper resistance against what it described as a “looting regime,” as activists mark the first anniversary of the arrest and detention of protesters during the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance demonstrations.
In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Daniel Akande, the group recalled how plainclothes operatives of the Nigerian Police allegedly invaded a place of worship on September 1, 2024, and arrested him alongside several others in what he called “Gestapo style.”
He said 11 activists, including himself, remain victims of “state persecution,” facing treason and terrorism charges they described as fabricated.
Akande accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of worsening economic hardship through “neo-liberal policies,” citing fuel subsidy removal, inflation, mass unemployment, and what he called a “poverty wage” minimum of ₦70,000.
He further criticised the students’ loan scheme as “a commercialisation of education,” claiming it excluded working-class youths while politicians benefitted.
The statement also referenced reports by Amnesty International on alleged killings of unarmed protesters by security forces last year, stressing that no officer has been prosecuted.
Akande faulted the labour unions for failing to defend workers, arguing that “the working class has been left voiceless.”
He further condemned lavish government spending, including the reported ₦39 billion renovation of the International Conference Centre in Abuja, while “workers, pensioners, peasants and farmers sink deeper into poverty.”
The group called for the immediate withdrawal of charges against Omoyele Sowore, a critic of successive governments, and for the release of all activists facing trials linked to last year’s protests.
SNWR urged workers and students to mobilize around what it described as a socialist alternative, advocating for the nationalization of key sectors under democratic control.
“The struggle against bad governance continues. Victory lies in unity, organization, and socialist transformation,” Akande declared.
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