Activists, others plan anti-Jonathan rally
Barring any hitches, organizers of
≠BringBackOurGirls and some key opposition leaders
will stage a protest against President Goodluck
Jonathan on October 1, the Independence Day, over
the continued abduction of over 200 Chibok
schoolgirls by Boko Haram.
The grand protest, which would hold in Abuja, will be
attended by some human rights groups to mark 170
days since the abduction of the female students. A
member of the ≠BringBackOurGirls group, who
opted for anonymity, said the planned protest is still
under wraps. He said the choice of October 1 is
deliberate as, according to him, it is a day the
President and other government officials will mark
the Independence Day.
He said the group and some international rights
organization were not happy over government’s
handling of the release of the girls. He claimed that
the President was more interested in his second term
than mobilizing forces for their rescue.
The aim of the protest, the ≠BringBackOurGirls
officials disclosed, is to compel the Presidency to
step up efforts towards the release of the girls,
stressing that the Independence Day protest is one of
the many activities being planned against President
Jonathan’s re-election bid.
The move by the group followed fresh plot by lawyers
to stop the President from seeking re-election in
2015.
But reacting to the planned protest, the office of Dr
Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Adviser on Public
Affairs, said it was aware of the plans and “will follow
through.”
Giving details on preparations for the protest, the
group’s official said some opposition governors,
senators and House of Representatives members
have been helping to firm up arrangements for the
protest. For instance, he said at a meeting held by
members of the group on September 24, two
senators, two House of Representatives members
attended. The perley which took place in Abuja was
also attended by an international human rights Non-
Governmental Organization (NGO).
He said: “It is to mark 170 days of the abduction and
to consolidate on the hostile environment that would
prevent him (President Jonathan) from contesting,”
the meeting resolved .
He noted that a team also visited the Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Borno State camped
at Inkuma and Kabaru in Nasarawa State and
donated some materials.
He said the team resolved to seek “possible
recruitment of a governor from the South-South, a
female Rep, a governorship aspirant in one of the
states in the Northeast and six other “human rights
activists.
“The overall objective of this drive is to ensure that
President Jonathan leaves office before the
scheduled elections in 2015 or ensure he is not re-
elected,” it said.


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They should be stopped. The security should clampdown on them. All news media should ignore them. Let all celebrations be modest.

Orunto: They should be stopped. The security should clampdown on them. All news media should ignore them. Let all celebrations be modest.

if ur sis was among de adopted girls, u won't be here screwing this trash

I foreseen doom on oct 1
Let dis zoo be split now

I don't screw trash. I screw fmr. minister protesting ignorantly for chibok whatever.