The northerners said the protest aimed to shine a spotlight on pressing regional issues and advocate for meaningful reforms.

A northern group, the Northern Initiative for Growth has formally notified the Inspector General of Police at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja of their intention to hold a peaceful protest across Northern Nigeria on August 1st, 2024.

The northerners said the protest aimed to shine a spotlight on pressing regional issues and advocate for meaningful reforms.

"This protest is our democratic right to address critical issues affecting our region," stated a spokesperson from the Northern Initiative for Growth Northern.

"We seek to foster positive change through peaceful means."

In light of the upcoming demonstration, the northern group urged the Inspector General of Police to ensure maximum security and order throughout the event.

They have specifically requested that all State Police Commissioners in Northern Nigeria deploy sufficient personnel along designated protest routes.

"It is imperative that the constitutional rights of all participants are respected," emphasized the spokesperson.

"We urge law enforcement to exercise restraint and avoid any form of excessive force."

Acknowledging the importance of maintaining public safety and preventing disruptions, the initiative highlighted their commitment to ensuring a peaceful protest environment.

They expressed confidence in the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force to enforce necessary security measures effectively.

"We rely on your leadership to protect protesters and uphold law and order," the spokesperson continued.
"This protest should serve as a constructive dialogue for change without unnecessary disturbances."



SaharaReporters had on Tuesday reported that Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow, released a list of 14 demands from Nigerians to President Bola Tinubu's administration, aimed at addressing the country's governance challenges.



The demands, published on Sowore's X account, are a result of inputs from Nigerians participating in the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria campaign. The demands come ahead of the planned "Days of Rage" protests, scheduled to take place from late July to August 2024.



He had said, “So far, these are the commonest but fundamental demands from those who have responded to pursuing a general set of DEMANDs to #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria for the Days of Rage revolt scheduled for the end of July until August 2024.”





According to Sowore, the 14 demands are: “1. Scrap the 1999 Constitution and replace it with a People-made CONSTITUTION for the Federal Republic of Nigeria through a Sovereign National Conference to be immediately followed by a National Referendum.



“2. Toss the Senate arm of the Nigerian Legislative System, keep the House of Representatives (HOR), and make lawmaking a part-time endeavour.





“3. Pay Nigerian Workers a minimum wage of nothing less than N250,000 monthly.







“4. Invest heavily in education and give Nigerian students grants, not loans. Aggressively pursue free and compulsory education for children across Nigeria.







“5. Release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally and demilitarize the South East.







“6. Renationalise publicly owned enterprises sold to government officials and cronies.







“7. Reinstate a corruption-free subsidy regime to reduce hunger, starvation and multidimensional poverty.







“8. Probe past and present Nigerian leaders who have looted the treasury, recover their loot, and deposit it in a special account to fund education, healthcare, and infrastructure.







“9. Restructuring of Nigeria to accommodate Nigeria’s diversity, resource control, decentralisation and regional development.







“10. Reforms of Security Agencies to stop continuous human rights violations and duplication of security agencies and enhance the physical security of Nigerian citizens.







“11. Establish a Special Energy Fund immediately to drive massive, corruption-free power sector development.







“12. Immediate Reconstitution of the Nigerian Electoral Body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove corrupt individuals and partisan hacks appointed to manipulate elections.







“13. Massive investment in public works and industrialisation will help employ Nigeria’s teeming youths.







“14. Massive shake-up in the Nigerian judiciary to remove cabals of corrupt generations of judges and judicial officers that continue denying everyday citizens access to real justice.”



Sowore has declared the 'Days of Rage' protests to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the 2019 #RevolutionNow demonstration. He is urging nationwide mobilisation and calling for people to join the movement.


https://saharareporters.com/2024/07/17/northern-group-writes-inspector-general-police-dss-formally-notify-about-august-1

Lets purge our minds of religious bigotry and ethnicity before we talk of a better society

There's no unity among us

The only people afraid of a nationwide "peaceful" Protest are the very people who instigated and began a nationwide "peaceful" protest in 2014 under president GEJ.

Lol. See what sharing of cake has caused. Give them crude oil inside one bucket next to another bucket of shit and a third bucket of coffee. I can bet they cant tell which is crude but all their lives are dependent on crude oil.
These people are transferring Buhari frustration on his successor.

Funny guys. Some people developed the concept of a protest and how it will run and set a date. The protest hasn't started, you have hijacked it under some crazy sheet aegis's like say na una get the glory. Now you not just want to steal the concept but you want to steal the narrative, the modus operandi and the glory. Northern growth kor, Thieves

Cc: Helinus

Come and see the organizers of the said protest. Now you can call the security agencies to go after them in the north

Allow the igbos be please

As the presidency is not from the north they must protest although am not a fan of tinubu gov I live in the north and I no the politics the north are playing they did not protest during buhari bad leadership the planed protest should start for Lagos then we will no its not proagandas ,the west brought all this upon Nigeria it should end from them

As una no wan make Rivers State rest and have peace so shall your government be bamboozled and rivers state will have peace very soon and stand tall and firm under fubara

I'm not a fan of Tinubu but Northerners should rest abeg.. hypocrite everywhere.
Where were them during @EndSa
During Buhari regime where Dem dey?

Their modafucker should get out 🤤

We from South South we are not going to join anybody to protest any shit

Ok

We nor go protest

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