August 06, (THEWILL) – A group, the Nigeria Patriotic Front Movement (NPFM), Northern Charter, says it is moving its ongoing protest against hunger and bad governance to the local government areas of Kano State.
The group told a press conference in Kano, on Tuesday, that the decision was informed by the destruction of properties witnessed at the onset of the protest on August 1.
“Considering the severe destruction of properties that Kano has suffered since August 1, we consider it prudent to re-strategise and decentralise our peaceful protests so as to cope with the peculiarities of our environment.
“Therefore, we urge all anti-bad governance protesters in Kano to conduct their peaceful processions in their respective local government areas until further notice,” the Chairman of the movement, Comrade Abdulmajid Yakubu Daudu, said.
Daudu said the fight for good governance is a continuous exercise and must take place at every level of government – local, state and federal.
The group also criticised President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast, saying the President blamed organisers of the anti-hunger protests for the ensuing violence but was “silent on the thuggery, bloodletting and murderous conduct of those who unleashed mayhem in his name, especially in Kano where public and private properties were looted, destroyed and set ablaze.”
“This havoc was not spontaneous. It was, in certain respects, targeted. How do we explain the looting and arson at the NCC office or the attack on the Kano State High Court?” the group queried.
It then called on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to further relax the 24-hour curfew he imposed on the state to enable the people to resume their normal businesses.
“We restate our commitment to continue the struggle against bad governance, extreme poverty, high cost of living and grand corruption in Nigeria,” the group added.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
