TRIBUNE
The organisers of the #EndbadGovernance nationwide protest, Take It Back Movement, have written an open letter to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, listing their demands for the planned August 1 protest.
The organisers, in their letter, outlined their demands to the state governor, including transportation and protest venues, among other requirements.
The letter, signed by Adekunle Adeyemi Taofeek, the Coordinator of the movement, was shared by Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), through his social media handle, X, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, titled; “LETTER TO @jidesanwoolu OVER THE DESIGNATION OF PROTEST VENUES IN LAGOS.”
The full letter reads:
LETTER TO @jidesanwoolu OVER THE DESIGNATION OF PROTEST VENUES IN LAGOS
Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu
Lagos House, Lagos.
It has come to the attention of the Take It Back Movement in Lagos State that your Attorney General surreptitiously obtained a court order designating and restricting protesters for #EndbadGovernanceinNigeria to two locations in the Lagos Metropolis.
While we frown at this abuse of judicial privilege to stifle freedom of association, the movement, at an emergency meeting, wishes to inform you that since this was your administration’s decision, you must bear responsibility for the movement of protesters from several designations in Lagos to and from Peace Park in Ketu and Gani Fawehinmi Justice Park in Ojota in Lagos.
Some of the designated convergence points for participating citizens include:
- Alausa Secretariat
- Lekki Toll Gates
- Ikorodu Bus Park
- Okota Link Bridge
- LASU Campus Gates
- Iyana Ipaja Underbridge
- Agege Pen Cinema
You will soon be informed of other designated convergence points for protesters.
The buses to be provided must be clean, safe, and air-conditioned.
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