Despite calls from politicians and traditional rulers to avoid the #EndbadGovernance protest in Nigeria, the Revamp Niger Delta Now Movement (RNDNM) has announced plans to occupy the East-West Road during the protest scheduled for August 1-10.
Meanwhile, the 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC) are urging people of the South-South, South-East, and South-West regions to abstain from the #EndBadGovernance protest, citing political motivations.
King Obukowho Whiskey, Udurhie 1, the Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom in Delta State, has urged President Bola Tinubu to address the youths’ concerns and request that the planned demonstration be called off.
The aggrieved youths, as mentioned in a statement from Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, over the weekend by the Convener, Ebideke Atuwo, and Contact Manager, Doubra Sien, have expressed their intention to observe the protest peacefully in Bayelsa State.
They have indicated that they have organised a peaceful demonstration to convey their frustrations over the current hardships experienced in the country.
The statement read: “The various calls by politicians and traditional rulers to shun the organised national #EndbadGovernance protest in Nigeria has greeted our ears with deafness.
“We wish to draw the attention of the public that the protest will be observed in Bayelsa State and fully mobilised by our group with a crowd, which would demonstrate peacefully to vent their anger over the current hardship experienced in our beloved country.
“We have already begun the process and preparations are in top gear to occupy the East West Road and make it our temporary homes from August 1 to 10, 2024, until our demands are met.
“This is not about one group or another. It is about angry and hungry Nigerians, who are tired of the failed government policies.
“Protest is our right as enshrined in section 40 of the Nigerian Constitution (as amended). Nobody can take it away from us.”