- Sowore emphasized that the struggle for freedom includes all institutions
Human rights activist and Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has dissociated the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters from calls for a military takeover.
In a post on his X social media handle, Sowore addressed speculations that the ongoing protests against nationwide hunger and hardship were intended to instigate a military coup.
Sowore emphasized that the struggle for freedom includes all institutions involved in promoting poor governance, including the Nigerian military, but is not aimed at supporting a military takeover. He stated, “We must reiterate that our struggle for freedom, culminating in the current END BAD GOVERNANCE revolt, includes all institutions involved in promoting lousy governance in Nigeria, including the Nigerian military.”
Sowore expressed concern over some protesters in Kano and Kaduna waving Russian flags and calling for military intervention. He also noted the presence of military personnel at protest sites, which he viewed with suspicion.
“We want to restate that we are diametrically opposed to military rule because the Nigerian military is as terrible or even more terrible than its civilian counterparts in Abuja,” he added.
Sowore firmly distanced the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, #DaysOfRage, and #RevolutionNow movements from any advocacy for military rule, asserting that the current uprising aims to overcome the nation’s adversaries and bring about a new era free from the existing corrupt system.