Human Rights activist and Convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Comrade Omoyele Sowore, has invited Nigerians across the country to join him in the October 1st protest against hardships, deprivations, hunger, unemployment, insecurity, and poverty that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has unleashed on Nigerians.
Sowore, who made the call in a post on Monday evening, vowed that he could not be silent or indifferent, in the face of the sufferings and privations that the Nigerian people are going through, noting that he will be on the streets of Nigeria to join with other Nigerians in protesting the hardships.
According to him, protests or revolts are the only tool that a people have to voice their opposition to the anti-people policies of their government, adding that it is a right that is enshrined in everyone’s gene.
Reminding Nigerians that he has spent five of the last 6 years either in prison, detention, or confinement by the All Progressives Congress-led government, under trumped up treason charges that they were forced to withdraw, Sowore vowed that he will not relent until “our point- by-point by demands are met”.
The former Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress AAC in the 2023 general elections, stated: “On October 1st for #FearlessInOctober I will be on the streets of Nigeria to join with other Nigerians in protesting the hardships, privations, hunger, unemployment, insecurity, and poverty that the Tinubu government has unleashed on the Nigerian people,” stated emphatically.
“Protests or Revolts are the only tool that a people have to voice their opposition to the anti-people policies of their government. That right is enshrined in the gene of everyone, and I have every intention to exercise that right on October 1st and beyond.
“I spent five of the last 6 years either in prison, detention, or confinement by the @OfficialAPCNg government, under trumped up treason charges that they were forced to withdraw.
“For those who wonder why I refuse to back down, or cower in fear, given the threats to my freedom and my life – here is my reply: I committed myself to the cause of fighting for the emergence of a better Nigeria three decades ago. I remain committed to that ideal.”
He maintained that as long as he had breath in “my lungs, and as long as my fists can be raised – I will continue to fight for the right of the Nigerian people to a decent life. I will continue to advocate for their rights to good governance and I will continue to demand justice for all.
“We will not relent until our point- by-point by demands are met.
“Until the @officialABAT government meets these legitimate demands of the Nigerian people, we will not relent in our struggle until we win.
“I invite you to join us on October 1st. We cannot be silent or indifferent, in the face of the sufferings and privations that the Nigerian people are going through #RevolutionNow #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria”.