For whatever it was worth, the nationwide protest against economic hardship and insecurity on June 12, 2025, Democracy Day has come and gone, amid support and opposition for it. While its success or otherwise remains a subject for posterity, the issue raised yet again the propriety question of protest in a democracy, particularly in Nigeria with her recent history of violent protests such as that of the 2020 #EndSARS nationwide...For More READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
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Ultimately, protest is synonymous with the right to freedom of expression against the government’s actions or policies, which do not find favour with the people or some of them. The important lesson of 2020 is that protests must be non-violent; otherwise, they become a problem even to the protesters. Otherwise, the government has a duty to allow citizens to express their misgivings about certain government actions.
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Ahead of last week’s Democracy Day celebration, a group known as #TakeItBack Movement announced that it was mobilising Nigerians for a nationwide protest against economic hardship, insecurity, and ‘shrinking political space’ under the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. The national coordinator of the movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, said the protest was scheduled for June 12 to coincide with Democracy Day as a symbolic call for accountability and respect for democratic principles...For More READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶