POPULAR Non-Governmental Organization, The World Institute For Peace with branches across the 36 States of the Federation has officially withdrawn from the proposed nationwide protests slated to commence from Thursday, August 1-10, 2024.
This was made known at a Press Conference anchored by the CEO of the NGO, Chief Lamina Kamiludeen Omotoyosi at the NUJ Secretariat, Osogbo, Osun State on Thursday, July 31, 2024.
The Peace Advocate and Human Rights Activist said their withdrawal stemmed from credible information from security agencies, United States and United Kingdom that some disgruntled elements have perfected plans to hijack the protests to cause mayhem across the nation worse than what Nigerians experienced during the #Endsars when many lives were lost and properties destroyed.
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“Having regard to the above developments and dangerous trend, we want to announce our withdrawal from the planned protest scheduled to start tomorrow, Thursday, August 1, 2024.
This withdrawal will affect our youth and student peace advocates cells across Nigeria, and most especially Osun State, the cradle of South West.
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For avoidance of doubt, we are committed to the fundamental human rights as enshrined in Chapter Four of Nigerian 1999 Constitution as amended, Africa Charter on Human and Peoples Right and United Nation Declaration on Human Rights that guarantee rights to protest and freedom of assembly; but we are opposed to any form of protest that will impose further hunger and complicate the already challenged and emasculated economy.
Our own position is peaceful and lawful protest that will draw the attention and force the government at all levels to the current economic crisis facing over 200 million Nigerians by addressing the skyrocketing inflation, high fuel price and expensive food commodities which is the responsibility of all levels of governments, private sector and Nigeria business communities.
We are totally opposed to protest calling for the end of Nigeria and elimination of constitution.”
The World Peace Advocate demand that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a matter of urgency address the issue of all the local refineries to reduce the fuel pump price to crash inflation and scarcity of food and commodities.
“Our demand is that the President must as matter of urgency address the issue of local refinery to reduce fuel pump price, eliminate artificial scarcity and work hard to crash the inflation.
The government must also accelerate efforts to reduce the food scarcity which is the primary source of hardship in Nigeria.”
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Chief Lamina also called on the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke to justify the huge allocations and grants allocated to the state for the welfare of Osun citizens.
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“We also challenge the State Governors, particularly the Osun State Government led by Governor Ademola Nurudeen Ademola Jackson to justify the over N50billion grants and over N200billion Federal Allocations accrued to the State in the last one year as well as for palliatives received from federal government just as he should enumerate to the people of Osun the state government’s plans and efforts to improve food production.
All tiers of government must take responsibility for this hardship at this moment.
Finally, we opposed violent ethnic and politically motivated protest in Osun and propose dialogue to address economic hardship in the country and urge the citizens to be vigilant just as we warn unsuspected members of the public against arson and destruction of properties.
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