EX-PDP CHAIRMAN, SECONDUS, SUPPORT UPCOMING NATIONWIDE PROTEST
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Uche Secondus, the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has expressed support for the upcoming #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria and challenged President Bola Tinubu’s position on the issue.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, Secondus pointed out that President Tinubu, during his time in opposition, was a prominent leader in protests against the government.
He questioned why the President now adopts a different stance on civic actions and highlighted the crucial role of peaceful protests in tackling Nigeria’s current issues.
“The state of anomie where we find ourselves today as a country incrementally worsened because the citizens failed in their duty to hold governments at all levels accountable,” he said.
The former PDP leader described the planned protest as a non-partisan pan-Nigerian and altruistic engagement of the citizens aimed at addressing the malaise in the country.
He said, “This protest should not be discouraged. Protests remain the most potent democratic platform through which the consciousness of nations can be aroused and indeed the consciousness of the leadership elite can be nudged and compelled to act right in the interest of citizens.”
According to the statement, Secondus urged protesters to remain organised and peaceful, while calling on the government and security agencies to provide the necessary security environment to ensure peace and order by international law and the Nigerian Constitution.
“This is not the time to sweep issues under the carpet; it is the time to speak truth to power and awaken our collective conscience so that we can work together to build a better society,” the statement added.
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