The leaders of the October 1 demonstration against the nation’s hardships have maintained that they will go through with the “showdown” in spite of warnings from the Nigerian Police Force and kicks from the Federal Government.
One of the organizers of the scheduled October 1 protest, Omoyele Sowore, is a former presidential candidate and activist.
On Monday, he provided an update on his social media site X, reiterating that the action is necessary and that it will take place all over the nation.
According to Sowore, the nationwide protest will hold at the Eagles Square Abuja.
He posted “NO GOING BACK! #FearlessInOctober”, he wrote on Monday.
While giving the nature of the protest, Sowore said protests will be peaceful.
“The protests will hold across all parts of Nigeria because the scale of the devastation, hunger, insecurity, and hardship that this government has unleashed on Nigerians is national. I will emphasise again that these will be peaceful protests, as they’ve always been.
“The last protests were peaceful, yet the government met the protesters with batons and bullets.
“We will not be deterred, though. Our only weapon is truth, and no amount of force or violence will prevent us from speaking truth to power,” he said.
