Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), said he won’t give up on the fight for good governance in Nigeria.
Sowore, in a statement shared on microblogging platform X, said he would be on the streets on Tuesday to protest the widespread hardship in Nigeria.
Several groups and individuals planned a nationwide protest on October 1 to demand a resolution to the country’s increasing economic challenges.
The protest will occur in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) as Nigeria marks her 64th Independence Day.
Security forces had warned protesters strongly that they would not tolerate disorderliness.
Undeterred by the warnings, Sowore said he “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.”
The statement reads:
“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. 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 everyone, and I have every intention to exercise that right on October 1stvand 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 As long as I have 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.”