*Says present administration sentencing Nigerians to death
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The All Workers Convergence, (AWC) at the weekend, alerted that the Federal Government is not yet ready to accept its lapses and make corrections on the current situation in Nigeria.
Raising the alarm in a communique issued at the end of its emergency Online meeting, signed by AWC National Coordinator, Comrade Andrew Emelieze made available to journalists in Ibadan, it claimed that governance under the present administration is allegedly turning to sentencing Nigerians to death
According to the All Workers Convergence in the communique, “Rather than adjust and improve the living conditions of Nigerians, government is focusing on finding who to blame for the legitimate protest.
“The reactions of the Tinubu led administration to the recent protest in Nigeria tagged, #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, #EndHardship and #EndHunger, has shown clearly that government is not yet ready to accept her lapses and make corrections”, adding, ” Rather than adjust and improve the living conditions of Nigerians, government is focusing on finding who to blame for the legitimate protest”.
AWC added, “The energy invested by government to divert attention of the mass populace to the allusions of the protest being sponsored by foreigners is enough to meet up with the demands of the protesters, an indication of a government that is not yet ready to get to work.
“The prevailing situation that led to the protest is still very prominent and unattended to. It is as if the protest has no impact. Government has remained adamant and rather prefers to pursue frivolities and chasing shadows around instead of tackling the problems created by the removal of subsidy on petrol” .
It noted further, “Hunger has been biting harder on Nigerians since the forceful removal of fuel subsidy. Government has not been able to address the unprecedented hardship Nigerians are facing since the announcement that subsidy is gone by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. All we have been seeing and hearing has been failed promises.
“Hence, more and more of our people have resorted to suicide more than ever before. There is insecurity everywhere and our naira has continued to lose value. It is now as if governance under Tinubu is a death sentence to Nigerians. It is a case of zero governance everywhere and our people are frustrated and fed up to the extent that some people are now calling for the return to military rule, a confirmation that this government is now very very unpopular and it is gradually losing legitimacy” .
AWC maintained, “We the people of Nigeria feel insulted that our government is alleging that our legitimate protest against hunger is being sponsored by perceived foreigners or a foreigner. This is an affront on the Nigerian people. Does it mean that We cannot think on our own ? Nigerians deserves an apology from government for this ridiculous downgrading of the citizenry.
“This government is being accused of dishing out bad governance and most unfortunately, government is justifying this public outcry through the continuous rebranding of same horrible bad governance to more and more decline.The propagation and desperation we have seen so far from the Tinubu administration suggest a government with a hidden agenda. Hence, we are raising this alarm that Mr President must not plunge Nigeria into war.
” What President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has failed to acknowledge is that sovereignty of Nigeria lies in the hands of the Nigerian people and that he is just a gate keeper and a steward to the Nigerian people; and that when his actions becomes inimical to the people, he could be revolted against . Tinubu needs to be guided that in a democracy, the people have the rights to their opinions about government ,thus treasonable felony and subversion is purely militaristic and does not have a place in a genuine democracy”.
The All Workers Convergence in the communique while stressing that the threats, intimidation, harassment and killings of protesters is an aberration concluded that ” President Tinubu is acting against the will of the electorates”.
Other AWC conclusion included, “Immediate opening of our borders to allow for the passage of food items and other services.
* “The implementation of the new national minimum wage.
* “The return of full subsidy on petroleum products.
* “Free and compulsory education at all levels and the abolition of the student loan scheme.
* “Policies be put in place for effective price control and the termination of the delibrate devaluation of our naira.
* “Immediate discontinuation of all IMF and world bank policies in Nigeria.
* “Implementations of the demands of #EndHunger protest, latest 30th September,2024, else the commencement of phase two of the end bad governance protest from 1st October,2024.”
