FIJ
As the #EndBadGovernance protests kicked off on Thursday, many Nigerians had strong messages for the government.
FIJ saw some protesters voice their pains on printed cardboard, placards and banners. Others brought empty pots and sacks to signify what they lacked due to economic hardship.
Here are some of the moving messages FIJ caught in pictures from Thursday’s protests:
Protesters on their way to the Lagos government secretariat on Thursday told politicians to enroll their wards in Nigerian public schools.
Festus Ogun, a constitutional lawyer, was spotted among the protesters with a placard demanding electricity tariff reversal.
A protester’s cardboard said Nigeria was in a hunger regime.
“Enough is enough to hunger and hardship; reverse all anti-poor policies; jail all corrupt politicians; return all stolen wealth,” this banner read.
A more specific demand: Nationalise the oil and gas sector under democratic workers’ control and management.
“President Tinubu, let the poor breathe.”
A protester sat on the ground as he told FIJ that the cost of Fanta and garri had become too high.
“Bottle of Fanta now costs N500, Garri no get N50 again,” he told FIJ’s Daniel Ojukwu on Thursday.
While materials online said ‘End Bad Governance’, the protesters on ground were saying ‘End Bad Government’.
