A nationwide protest has been scheduled for June 12 against worsening national insecurity, severe economic hardship, and a sharp drop in living standards across the federation.
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has partnered with 16 civil society organizations to lead the mass mobilization.
The coalition—comprising trade unions, youth groups, social movements, and faith-based organizations—noted that the demonstration is timed to coincide with Nigeria’s annual Democracy Day.
Recall that the date was designated by the federal government to honor Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election.
According to the organizers, widespread administrative failures leave ordinary citizens with nothing to celebrate on this anniversary.
A joint statement signed by Falana in his capacity as National Chairman of the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), alongside Hassan Taiwo Soweto of the Lagos State #EndBadGovernance Movement and Yinka Folarin, National President of the
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