According to a news report by Daily Post, the organizers of the planned nationwide protest, scheduled for August 1 to August 10, have released their key demands from President Bola Tinubu’s government. The protest, titled “Days of Rage” and “EndBadGovernance,” aims to draw attention to the country’s economic situation and push for reforms.
Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate and one of the organizers, forwarded the demands to DAILY POST correspondent on Wednesday. The protesters are calling for:
1. Return of fuel subsidy
2. Addressing issues in the power sector
3. Release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu from DSS custody
4. Allowance for diaspora voting during general elections
5. Scrapping of the 1999 constitution and replacement with a people-made constitution
6. Abolition of the Senate and part-time lawmaking
7. Minimum wage increase to N250,000 monthly
8. Investment in education and grants for students
9. Free and compulsory education for children
10. Release of ENDSARS and political detainees with compensation
11. Rationalization of public-owned enterprises
12. Establishment of a special energy task force for corruption-free power sector development
13. Reconstitution of INEC to remove corrupt individuals
14. Massive investment in public works and industrialization
15. Shake-ups in the judiciary to remove corrupt judges and judicial officers
16. Reinstitution of a corruption-free subsidy regime
17. Probe of past and present leaders who have looted the treasury
18. Restructuring of Nigeria to accommodate diversity, resources control, and regional development
19. End to banditry, terrorism, and violent crimes
20. Reform of security agencies to stop human rights violations…..See_More
