Protest: Nnamdi Kanu, Diaspora Voting Among 15 Key Demands Unveiled by Organizers

The organizers of the planned nationwide protest from August 1 to August 10 have revealed their key demands from President Bola Tinubu’s government.

The worsening economic situation has prompted citizens, particularly youths, to plan mass protests across the country. Despite government efforts to prevent the protests, youths insist on demonstrating in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and one of the protest organizers, shared the demands with DAILY POST on Wednesday. The protest, titled “Days of Rage” and “EndBadGovernance,” aims to highlight the nation’s economic challenges to the Federal Government.

The protesters’ demands include the reinstatement of the fuel subsidy, addressing power sector issues, releasing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu from Department of State Services (DSS) custody, and allowing diaspora voting in general elections.

Sowore outlined additional demands: 

– Replace the current constitution with one created by the people through a sovereign National Conference and a National Referendum.

– Abolish the Senate, keep the House of Representatives, and make lawmaking a part-time job.

– Set a minimum wage of N250,000 monthly for Nigerian workers.

– Invest heavily in education, providing grants rather than loans to students, and pursue free and compulsory education for children.

– Unconditionally release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and demilitarize the South East, and release and compensate all ENDSARS and political detainees.

– Reform public enterprises sold to government officials and cronies.

– Reinstate a corruption-free subsidy regime to reduce hunger and poverty.

– Investigate and recover loot from past and present leaders to fund education, healthcare, and infrastructure.

– Restructure Nigeria to ensure resource control, decentralization, and regional development.

– End banditry, terrorism, and violent crimes, and reform security agencies to stop human rights violations.

– Establish a special energy initiative for corruption-free power sector development.

– Reconstitute the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove corrupt and partisan individuals.

– Invest in public works and industrialization to employ Nigerian youths.

– Implement significant judicial reforms to remove corrupt judges and judicial officers.

– Allow diaspora voting.

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to cancel the planned protest, urging youths to trust in his administration’s ability to transform Nigeria.