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October 1st: Nationwide protest looms, as organizers list demands
Some civil society organisations under the aegis of #EndBadGovernance Movement have declared October 1, 2024 as a ‘National Day of Survival’ to protest the prevailing economic hardship sweeping through the country.
In a statement issued during a press conference at the International Press Centre in Lagos on Thursday, national coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign called on Nigerians to engage in peaceful protests nationwide against “anti-poor policies”.
The statement was jointly signed by the Education Rights Campaign, Movement for Fundamental Change, Youth Rights Campaign, Joint Action Front & Pan-African Consciousness Renaissance.
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The movement cited the lack of action from the federal government despite the #EndBadGovernance protests of August.
They said the protest aims to address grievances surrounding the fuel price hike, rising food costs & the impact of inflation on the livelihoods of ordinary Nigerians. They criticised President Bola Tinubu’s government for “exacerbating poverty & hardship”
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