Nigerians in the UK Launch #EndBadGovernance Protests in London, Make Demands
Demonstrations at Nigeria High Commission Highlight Urgent Call for Governance Overhaul
UK-based Nigerians have launched the #EndBadGovernance protest, beginning with a large-scale demonstration at the Nigeria High Commission in London on Wednesday. The protesters, equipped with placards displaying messages like “Nigeria’s economy at an all-time low,” “Nigeria needs saving,” and “Protect citizens’ rights,” gathered to express their dissatisfaction with the current state of governance in Nigeria and to demand immediate reforms.
Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has articulated a comprehensive list of demands directed at President Bola Tinubu’s administration. These demands, derived from the collective inputs of Nigerians participating in the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria campaign, were shared on Sowore’s X account. Key demands include:
– Scrapping the 1999 Constitution and replacing it with a People-made Constitution through a Sovereign National Conference, followed by a National Referendum.
– Eliminating the Senate and making the House of Representatives a part-time legislature.
– Implementing a minimum wage of at least N250,000 monthly for Nigerian workers.
– Investing heavily in education, providing grants instead of loans to students, and enforcing free and compulsory education for all children.
– Releasing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally and demilitarising the South East region.
– Renationalising public enterprises previously sold to government officials and their associates.
– Reinstating a corruption-free subsidy regime to alleviate hunger, starvation, and multidimensional poverty.
– Investigating and recovering looted funds from past and present leaders to finance education, healthcare, and infrastructure.
– Restructuring Nigeria to reflect its diversity, ensure resource control, and promote decentralisation and regional development.
The ongoing protests and these demands reflect the deep frustrations of Nigerians both at home and abroad, highlighting the urgent need for transformative governance in Nigeria.
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