Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) joined the ongoing protest in Lagos State on Tuesday, News About Nigeria reports.
The politician-activist who is one of the key organisers of the protest arrived at the protest ground at the Ikeja Underbridge at exactly 8:50 am.
Speaking to journalists during the protest, Sowore noted that it is essential that critical steps are taken in order to move Nigeria to the “promised land.”
According to him, the protest that is happening on Nigeria’s Independence Day celebration shows that the people are against the government’s own celebration.
Sowore also questioned whether Nigerians had not given the government enough chances to right the wrongs, citing how former President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly misused the additional time given to him.
He added that the only way that politicians can understand what Nigerians are going through is when they resign.
Sowore said, “This is one of the actions that will take us to the promised land. We did it in August and today is a symbolic day to reject their own independence as we want our independence. Have we not tried enough? We have no time left. We gave more time, look at what Buhari did with more time. We gave them more time they bought themselves a private jet, we gave them more time, they bought a new house, they increased fuel price. We gave him more time they put us in darkness.
“We gave them more time they gave us minimum wage and gave themselves a maximum wage. Let them resign, that is how we will know they actually understand how people feel this time around.”
He further noted that Nigerians will not relent until their demands are met and the President Bola Tinubu-led administration addresses the current economic challenges which are a result of poor leadership decisions.
