#OCTOBER1PROTEST: SOWORE JOINS PROTESTERS IN LAGOS
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Omoyele Sowore, a former African Action Congress presidential candidate, has joined the ongoing demonstration taking place in Lagos State.
One of the main protest organizers, Sowore, arrived at the Ikeja Underbridge protest site precisely eight fifty minutes early.
Speaking to reporters, Sowore claimed that bringing Nigeria to the “promised land” required this demonstration.
He emphasized that the action represented the people’s rejection of the Independence Day celebrations organized by the government.
Using the alleged abuse of the extra time granted to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Sowore further questioned whether Nigerians had given the administration enough chances.
He said, “This is one of the actions that will take us to the promised land. We did it in August and today is a symbolic day to reject their own independence as we want our independence.”
“Have we not tried enough? We have no time left. We gave more time, look at what Buhari did with more time. We gave them more time they bought themselves a private jet, we gave them more time, they bought a new house, they increased fuel price. We gave him more time they put us in darkness.
“We gave them more time they gave us minimum wage and gave themselves a maximum wage. Let them resign, that is how we will know they actually understand how people feel this time around.”
As the nation celebrates its 64th Independence Day, protestors gathered at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos State on Tuesday morning.
However, a sizable number of security guards, including police officers, representatives from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, and the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps, are keeping a tight eye on the protest.
The protesters are presently marching along the Awolowo Way in the meantime.
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