A Delta State-born Activist, Chief Mulade Sheriff, has called for the persecution of protesters seen waving the Russian flag in the #EndBadGovernance protest.
Mulade, who is the National Coordinator of the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, noted this in a statement listing five key areas the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government need to address to lessen the hardship in the country.
On the Russian flag episode, the CEPEJ boss opined that the “waving of Russian flag is a treasonable offence with strong implications for Nigeria” and stressed that the #EndBadGovernance protest has “nothing to do with waving of any other nation’s flag” as Nigeria is a sovereign nation that have its own internal socio-economic issues.
Mulade said, “The Federal Government must take drastic steps to address the critical economic hardship raised by Nigerians; it is imperative to state that over 80% of Nigerians are involved directly or indirectly in the protest because of economic hardship, therefore government should not undermine the demands and concerns raised to avoid reoccurrence.
“I strongly appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for the sake of Nigerians to reconsider a reversal of the pump price premium motor spirit (PMS) for a period of about 6 months pending when Port-Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries are functional;
“The Federal government should, as a matter of urgency, tackle and end security challenges to guarantee food availability and security, especially for our farmers;
“The Federal Government should show exemplary leadership by cutting down the cost of governance, followed by state governors etc;
“The Federal Government laudable educational initiative will be more appreciative by all if the student loan scheme can be redirected as a “Student Educational Support Programme” to encourage the youth, especially students.
“The Federal Government should genuinely strengthen the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and other Offences Commission (ICPC) to end corruption irrespective of political affiliation, if we must survive and build a nation for the future,” he stressed.
