Sowore Joins Protest, Urges Nigeria To Ignore Independence Day Celebration
Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has joined the ongoing #FearlessInOctober protest in Lagos State.
Sowore who is one of the key organisers of the protest arrived at the protest ground at the Ikeja Underbridge at exactly 8:50am.
Speaking with PUNCH, Sowore said the protest was a crucial step towards taking Nigeria to the โpromised landโ.
He emphasised that the action symbolised the peopleโs rejection of the governmentโs Independence Day celebration.
Sowore also questioned whether Nigerians had not given the government enough chances, citing how former President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly misused the additional time given to him.
According to him, โThis is one of the actions that will take us to the promised land. We did it in August and today is a symbolic day to reject their own independence as we want our independence.โ
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โHave we not tried enough? We have no time left. We gave more time, look at what Buhari did with more time. We gave them more time they bought themselves a private jet, we gave them more time, they bought a new house, they increased fuel price. We gave him more time they put us in darkness.
โWe gave them more time they gave us minimum wage and gave themselves a maximum wage. Let them resign, that is how we will know they actually understand how people feel this time around.โ
