Concerns over the planned #Fearless protest over economic hardship have been raised by Yoruba Council Worldwide as Nigeria gets ready to celebrate its Independence Day on October 1. The president of the council, Hassan Dotun, reportedly stated that there is “no current hardship in Nigeria” in a September 30 report published by Legit…. CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶️▶️
He argued that hardship has long been a recurring issue in Nigeria, not a sudden or isolated event.
“Let me clarify that there’s no current hardship. Hardship has always been a recurrent decimal. It has always been a plug into our system to make us detrimental to survival,” he stated.
The council, however, acknowledged the right of citizens to protest, but Dotun raised concerns over how the upcoming protest might be perceived or utilized.
He questioned the effectiveness of using the protest as a platform for broad grievances, rather than focusing on specific issues that could be addressed through direct engagement with the government.
“It is within our immediate right for us to protest. But the energy used in organizing this protest could be redirected to address specific issues with the government,” Dotun said.
Dotun also took a critical view of the protest organizers, accusing them of failing to engage with the government in a meaningful way.
Speaking about the recent protests against governance, he questioned the effectiveness of such actions.
“What have they learned from the last 10 days of bad governance protest?” Dotun asked, expressing frustration that the protest leaders had not pursued dialogue or offered any structured proposals to the government.
“None of them proposed engagement with the government. They never even established a dialogue platform,” he added.
Speaking further, Dotun urged protest organizers to reconsider their strategy, suggesting that instead of staging a protest on October 1, the day could be designated as a “national day of dialogue.”
He believes that dialogue would be a more effective means of addressing the country’s challenges, arguing that it would allow grievances to be “properly articulated and communicated.”
“Dialogue will bring those demands to the table, properly articulated and communicated. It will not cost us much time wasted than protest will cost us,” Dotun said.CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶️▶️
