Forward of the deliberate nationwide protests from August 1 to 10, 2024, Company Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has referred to as on President Bola Tinubu to instantly deal with residents in a state-of-the-nation broadcast, to have interaction the individuals’s reputable grievances, calm frayed nerves, and break the icy stress that has shaped throughout elements of the nation.
It additionally urged the President to affirm his administration’s dedication to defending the rights of residents by compelling all authorities equipment and authorities to safeguard the lives and well-being of each citizen underneath their watch.
The group particularly urged the Nigerian Police Power and different safety companies to fulfil their obligations as enshrined within the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended) by making certain that the fitting of residents to peacefully meeting is upheld with out interference.
The nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria filtered into public house and social media about three weeks in the past in response to the rising frustration on the hovering price of dwelling and hardship precipitated by a collection of financial reforms carried out by the Federal authorities since Could 29 final yr.
In a press assertion, signed by media and communication officer, CAPPA, Robert Egbe, the group mentioned a peaceable protest is a reputable mechanism for residents to vent their grievances in opposition to unfavourable authorities insurance policies, and any try to undermine how residents really feel is an assault in opposition to true democracy, including that governance can solely be real when it accords the dignity of participation, inclusion and expression for all residents.
The group additional cautioned state and non-state actors to desist from criminalizing and victimizing harmless Nigerians and dissenting voices. It inspired Nigerians to stay peaceable and united within the face of the nation’s challenges and throughout the protest.
It additionally urged safety forces to remain alert to thwart and decisively cope with any plans by sponsored miscreants and thugs to crack down on peaceable protestors and undermine or bodily disrupt actions at protest websites.
