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Northern Coalition To Commence #endinsecuritynow Protest Thursday by adenigga(m): 4:34pm On Oct 14, 2020
With massive protests across many states against police brutality raging unabated, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Wednesday announced that it would begin a massive #EndInsecurityNow protest from Thursday.

It is to register their dissatisfaction over how the war against insecurity was being handled with unseriousness.

The group said the protest became necessary following perceived abandonment by the President and other political leaders in northern Nigeria.


Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the spokesperson of CNG said the protest was intended to spread across the 19 northern states.

Suleiman while speaking, said the Coalition observed that “while the southern elected and appointed leaders and representatives are quick to identify with their people at the time of need, their counterparts from the North, including the President, the Senate President, Senators, Rep members, governors, state legislators and other government appointees would rather abandon the hundreds of thousands of people in northern communities exposed to crime, lawlessness and insecurity in the hands of bandits, insurgents, kidnappers, rapists rustlers, and other violent criminals without any form of protection.

With massive protests across many states against police brutality raging unabated, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) Wednesday announced that it would begin a massive #EndInsecurityNow protest from Thursday.


It is to register their dissatisfaction over how the war against insecurity was being handled with unseriousness.

The group said the protest became necessary following perceived abandonment by the President and other political leaders in northern Nigeria.


“That it is contradictory that despite several protests and pleas by northerners, the authorities never deemed it fit to extend the swift spirit deployed against FSARS into securing the North, or addressing the myriad distresses faced by northerners.

“That the authorities appear bent on sustaining the harsh, unacceptable regime of exploitative hikes in electricity tariffs for which the North shall bear the brunt more than other parts of the country.

“That the federal government appears not keen on resolving the lingering dispute with the Academic Staff Union to enable the recommencement of university education”,

CNG, therefore, said in the light of the foregone observations, it is left with no option but to direct the extension of the protests to all northern states, commencing from Thursday, October 15, 2020.

“By this, all CNG state chapters and student wings are mandated to resume the mobilisation of responsible sections of the civil society, NGOs, women groups, professional associations, artisans and concerned parents in their respective states for the continuation of our protests started in Katsina state in June”, Suleiman said.

CNG said part of their demand would be for the federal government to immediately declare a state of emergency on security and take practical steps to end all manifestations of insecurity in northern Nigeria and other parts of the country.

“Demand thorough reorientation of the entire police force and its empowerment by way of additional personnel, modern training and adequate equipment to be able to reclaim its universal internal security function.

“Mount pressure on leaders to show real commitment to protecting lives of citizens, ending the prolonged closure of our universities, reconsidering hiked commodity prices, reducing youth unemployment, and checking the rise in poverty level.


CNG, therefore, said in the light of the foregone observations, it is left with no option but to direct the extension of the protests to all northern states, commencing from Thursday, October 15, 2020.

“By this, all CNG state chapters and student wings are mandated to resume the mobilisation of responsible sections of the civil society, NGOs, women groups, professional associations, artisans and concerned parents in their respective states for the continuation of our protests started in Katsina state in June”, Suleiman said.


CNG said part of their demand would be for the federal government to immediately declare a state of emergency on security and take practical steps to end all manifestations of insecurity in northern Nigeria and other parts of the country.

“Demand thorough reorientation of the entire police force and its empowerment by way of additional personnel, modern training and adequate equipment to be able to reclaim its universal internal security function.

“Mount pressure on leaders to show real commitment to protecting lives of citizens, ending the prolonged closure of our universities, reconsidering hiked commodity prices, reducing youth unemployment, and checking the rise in poverty level.


“Publicly condemn and pass a vote of no confidence on those officeholders and elected leaders who have abandoned the bulk of northerners to the mercy of a vicious insurgency, destructive banditry, rape and sexual assaults, violent communal clashes amidst mounting poverty and entrenched fear of widespread kidnappings for ransom.

“To declare the agreement reached by labour with the government on new electricity tariff unacceptable and demand the immediate, unconditional reversal to the old rate”, CNG added.

Source:
https://m.tribune.ng/northern-coalition-to-commence-#EndInsecurityNow-protest-thursday

Re: Northern Coalition To Commence #endinsecuritynow Protest Thursday by Amotolongbo(f): 4:35pm On Oct 14, 2020
They are now waking up!

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Re: Northern Coalition To Commence #endinsecuritynow Protest Thursday by slivertongue: 4:43pm On Oct 14, 2020
now they joined after they failed in their bid to scuttle endsars

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Re: Northern Coalition To Commence #endinsecuritynow Protest Thursday by Freeeanijor: 5:39pm On Oct 14, 2020
Hold your leaders accountable, in case you don't know how it's being done, this is how it is being done. Hold them by the balls.

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Re: Northern Coalition To Commence #endinsecuritynow Protest Thursday by adenigga(m): 6:13pm On Oct 14, 2020
Freeeanijor:
Hold your leaders accountable, in case you don't know how it's being done, this is how it is being done. Hold them by the balls.

You are on point.......

Re: Northern Coalition To Commence #endinsecuritynow Protest Thursday by jlinkd78(m): 6:48pm On Oct 14, 2020
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slivertongue:
now they joined after they failed in their bid to scuttle endsars
Re: Northern Coalition To Commence #endinsecuritynow Protest Thursday by mokolade21845: 7:01pm On Oct 14, 2020
Very good morning our Northern brothers

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