The #EndBadGovernance protesters on the Ojota Park have declared that venue of the continued protest will on Monday shift to the Secretariat of the Lagos State Authorities at Alausa in Ikeja.
The protesters additionally stated they have been being restricted by safety operatives from exercising their constitutional rights of protest.
Among the protesters lamented that the heavy safety presence on the Ojota protest floor have witnessed circumstances of individuals believed to be sponsored thugs attempting to infiltrate the protesters.
There was elevated presence of safety brokers on the protest floor as at 2pm on Saturday, which some protesters attributed to reinforcement by the police on the Ojota Park.
A protester, Sheriff Sholagbade of Amilcar Cabral Ideolocal Faculty stated, “The structure recognises the truth that we’ve freedom of motion and freedom of peaceable meeting with none definition of the place you’re to assemble or what we’re to do after we assemble.
“We don’t need anyone to gag us into doing what the state authorities desires or something. Our curiosity is to have a peaceable protest. Our curiosity shouldn’t be for something to be destroyed or vandalisation or lack of life.”
He accused the federal government of sponsoring its brokers to work in opposition to their peaceable intentions, whereas alleging that the police have been giving the hoodlums refined assist.
“That’s what we try to keep away from and to be on the identical web page with the remainder of the protesters,” he stated.
Nevertheless, the protesters have remained defiant, insisting on protesting until the August tenth final day of the nationwide protest.
One other protester, Azeez Olurin stated, “Our flesh pressers try to play antics of the entire present. It’s one tribe, one faith and so forth and we should always attempt to present understanding. I need to enlighten Nigerians that this protest cuts throughout each aspect of life in Nigeria.
“Even Nigerians overseas need to come house however due to the suggestions they get from house, they’ll’t due to the scenario and the suggestions at house inspired Japa.”
