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THE 7-POINT DEMANDS
Concerned Nigerian started this petition to Nigerian government and 1 other
We recognize that this moment is the culmination of decades of dissatisfaction over the decay and corruption of our dear country, Nigeria.
We find the unhealthy haste to fashion a unit termed “SWAT” to be a misrepresentation of the 5for5 demand. It is not enough.
This protest is beyond #EndSARS, #EndSWAT, #EndPoliceBrutality. This movement is for the soul of Nigeria. We are demanding a systemic overhaul of governance and institutional reforms as the barest minimum. We are better than what obtains presently; we demand progress.
We are not vain agitators. We are clear-eyed youths and professionals in our respective fields who are tired of the way and manner our dear country has been run aground by successive administrations. We cannot idly stand by whilst our future and that of our children are mortgaged.
Below is the updated 7-point demand that concerned citizens are asking from the government.
1. INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS (SECURITY)
That the 5-point demand to release arrested protesters, compensate families of victims, investigate and prosecute all reports of misconduct, proscribe SARS and review the welfare of police be implemented immediately.
However, we believe the systemic rot in the police is widespread across Government institutions. Therefore, we urgently demand an immediate Institutional reform across all federal government institutions, agencies and parastatals, especially focused on national security.
Focus will be on improved welfare and terms of service for the police, military and all law enforcement agencies, provide body worn cameras for operation, refurbished housing, health, academic and pre- and post-retirement life insurance policy for the rank-and-file personnel.
Also reforms on adherence to the laws guiding discipline and prosecution of erring service men this should be aimed at extinguishing all notions of impunity.
2) COST OF GOVERNANCE
We have watched over the years the waste associated with governing Nigeria. We have noted the duplication and unprofessionalism in the civil service and across all strata.
We demand an urgent budgetary framework with 50% capital expenditure and 50% recurrent expenditure in all appropriation bill.
We demand a drastic reduction in the cost of governance. We also demand that the national assembly, be first by streamlined into a unicameral legislative and be further stripped down to become a part time job.
The huge salaries and benefits accorded them by the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) should be reduced to the barest minimum.
3) CONSTITUTION REFORMS
There had been several constitutional reviews where youths were obviously absent. Whether by omission or commission or both, the time has come for an informed and progressive participation by the youths.
The Nigerian constitution as it exists presently does not serve all Nigerians. A more robust and engaged constitution designed and approved by all Nigerians will serve the nation.
We demand an urgent referendum within 90 days to begin the line-by-line review, reconstruction and upgrade of the extant constitution to be more functional for a 21st Century nation. The selection process for this referendum will have 50% young people under 60 nominated by their peers in a transparent, judicious and fair process.
We demand that credence be given to terms of citizenship over indigeneship and state of residence over state of origin.
4) EDUCATION REFORMS
· One in every five of the world's out-of-school children is a Nigerian child. About 13.2 million Nigerian children aged 5-14 years are not in school. The impact of this numbers will be felt for generations.
· We demand that a state of emergency is declared in the education sector and demand increase in the budgetary allocation to educational sector by 50% and to double again within the next 24 months. This funds will be used to drive the education sector to provide affordable quality education to all citizens.
· A certain percentage of this allocation should be devoted to granting scholarship to outstanding Nigerians without recourse to the tribe, religious or sex.
· We demand a systemic overhaul in our curriculum and method of teaching to upgrade to a digital experience.
· We demand that teachers should be incentivized to attract the best brains and should be standardized and professionalized.
· We demand that the parent of any child not in primary school will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
· We demand that there be an Annual independent external Audit of Fund allocation and project execution: from Government approval to disbursement across the ministry, which would further be used to publish at least an abridged Financial statement available digitally to ensure transparency.
5) HEALTH REFORMS
· We demand that a state of emergency is declared in the health sector and demand increase in the budgetary allocation to health sector by 50%
· We demand mandatory health insurance for the vulnerable population in our society as NHIS is not doing enough to serve all Nigerians.
· We demand that adequate provision be put in place to protect the rights and privileges of physically challenged citizens in Nigeria.
· We demand urgent attention to mental health and a fund to set aside to create more professionals.
· We demand proper implementation of the National Health Act of 2014, including the Basic Health Care Provision Fund).
· We demand that there be an Annual independent external Audit of Fund allocation and project execution: from Government approval to disbursement across the ministry, which would further be used to publish at least an abridged Financial statement available digitally to ensure transparency.
6) YOUTH AFFAIRS REFORM
We have noted the giant strides made by Gen Z and Millennials across the globe. Many multi-billion corporations where founded by both generations. In Nigeria, it is extremely difficult for such to occur. The enabling environment viz-a-viz investors and lenders confidence, stable interest rate and manageable inflation are deficit in our dear nation.
· We demand that a state of emergency be declared in the ministry of Youths and Sports, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of National Planning. We demand that this should be adequately funded, sports academy should be revamped.
· We demand the creation of the Youth development funds dedicated to growing the creative industries and agriculture.
· We demand the creation of the Youth development funds dedicated to growing the creative industries and agriculture.
· We demand that the Not-Too-Young to run bill should be expanded to include–50% inclusion of youth under 40 in every cabinet in government.
· We demand that the youth inclusion be monitored by the FCC as they currently monitor state inclusion and the NCDMB and other stakeholders partake in this action to protect our future.
7) PUBLIC OFFICE REFORMS
· We demand code of conduct reforms for all elected public office holders to have themselves and their children use public schools and public hospitals ONLY. Violation of which is immediate impeachment and recall.
· We demand immediate removal of immunity clause from public office holders to make them answerable to investigations at all times when and where necessary.
· We demand immediate resignation of every public officer found guilty of any forms of crimes and corruption they should step aside during investigation also.
· Implementation of full digitization of the judicial process, prison decongestion reforms, with reforms drawn from past projects like the Uwais Report, Keyamo’s ministerial screening address, strict time limits to determination of industries litigations, etc.

Johnnyessence:
the protests will never end, it has just started. people are tired of their government.

Emeka from Enugu, you'll have to attack Ngwuanyi first before you'll destroy State of Osun for her indegene. Are you also among those that looted Osun mall in the name of protest

Righteousness89:
Wow

You have to say your mind, the names doesn't suit your taste HENCE the silence.
We understand you all better

They were not showered praises compared to when NA, NCDC and co website was hacked!

What's happening?

I understand what happened when I checked the names of those Senators. This doesn't suit them

Hypocrites

A professor that couldn't think deeply, is that one a professor?

He's discrediting Buhari so that he'll be praised as Buhari's failure is not his failure.

Mumu professor.

ENI A BÍWON MÓ KÌÍ WÙWÓN, ENI ELÉNI NÍÍ YÁWON LÁRA...
GBOGBO YÍN Ò NÍ JÉ ÑKAN NÍLÈ YOOBA.

Mynd44 lalasticlala, let this grace fp.

The protest has been hijacked. Some unscrupulous elements among the protesters uses it to loot and vandalize people's properties.

We have reports of this in Abuja and Oshogbo

This protest should end now

dataking:
Are they muslims too?? If it had been a Muslim country or state now, you would have started spewing rubbish. Bigots and children of hate, Oya over to you.

You'll mind those irritating set of people

NaijaRoyalty:



You're not more patriotic than I am so keep shut .

I'm very much patriotic than you are.

All what you care about is PDP, your brethren, NEVER will you condemn GEJ for his cluelessness to have allowed his cabinet members to loot our treasury dry.

You this same set of people hail Diezani Allison Madueke for not returning to Nigeria again Despite are attrocities.

How many times have you criticize kalu okorocha Obi (who bought shares for Anambra State WITH HIS FAMILY NAME) and co thiefs in your Region? Everything is always about Tinubu.


Meanwhile check through my own posts, you'll never see me defend impunity in PMB's Government Despite being a buharist

NaijaRoyalty:
Just tell your dad to resign for failing woefully and I will buy you a cow .

We all have different intention to the ongoing protest. The intent of you and your likes is well known to us.

Juliusmalema:
learn to read next time.


Guess you read quran and understand it. try and read English to understand it.

same narrator cleared all issues.

take your atrocities to osogbo.

I read through your comments on the thread, it's glaring that you are nothing but Obi ass licker.

For the officer to commit those attrocities during his tenure and he refused bringing him to book, he deserves blame as Willie.

No justification for his innocence

This Nonsense is uncalled for. They ought to have matched to Government house instead of obstructing highways.
Didn't they know Obaseki's office? Why causing another problem for citizens or Because of protest we shouldn't eat again

Very good. If he's opportune to be in governance again, he won't hesitate to tackle the problem.

LET THEM FEEL THE HEAT

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MyVILLAGEpeople:
BMC zombies have spoken . DemManna abi what's the new moniker of that benue chief BMC zombie on this forum whom used to sell grilled rotten dead vultures in Katsina Ala, before picking up 30k BMC job to lick his slave master lifeless balls.

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Trash as usual.

Anything to just shield Obi from the attrocities is welcome. HYPOCRITES.
Obi is as criminal as Obiano

azmanaty02:
Obi did not employ him as a police man cum SARS commander neither did he employ him as his SSA. Now fvck off

But the attrocities happened in obi's tenure. Hypocrite.

Obi is as criminal as Obiano

Since #EndSARS has been politicized, we won't hesitate to stand with PMB.



I fear attacks from the two ends.

gidgiddy:
So states are now under the watch of Deputy Governors? Not Governor? That one is new

What do you expect a Senator to achieve? Are Senators public administrators? They are only lawmakers. How many Senators in the national assembly have been as vocal as Abaribe?

Indomie generation everwhere

Shut that gutter you this Hypocrite.

Hmmmn.
Meanwhile, PMB Channel and coordinate Restructuring NOW.

#RestructureNgNOW

By Omeiza Ajayi

A support group within the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, ‘the APC Young Stakeholders’ has weighed in on the ongoing #EndSARS protests, urging those who are still on the streets to ceasefire and allow for the implememtation of their demands rather than continuing with the protests and exhausting their goodwill.
Speaking at a news conference held at the national secretariat of the party on Saturday in Abuja, spokesperson of the group, Barr. Aliyu Yusuf Shehu, “acknowledged the genuineness behind the agitations” and commended the protesters for their resilience.

The group said government has made a lot of concessions and that there is need to halt the protests to allow for implementation of government plans.
Shehu said; “While we are aware that the decades of mistrust between our leaders and the led have left little room for us to trust these promises of the government, we must also realise that some of these demands will take time to manifest. We are using this medium to appeal to our fellow young Nigerians to consider pausing the protest while we give reasonable timelines and deliverables acceptable to both the people and the government to see these demands materialize.

“It is time to give the government a chance to work on these promises. Any further discomfort or even loss of life cannot be justified. We ask our fellow youths, to please leave the streets for their houses and place work or businesses. We ask them to stop putting themselves and others at risk. We want no further deaths. There is no need for any more bloodshed. As Young stakeholders of the governing party, we promise to put enough pressure on the government to ensure that these reforms are speedy, complete and comprehensive.

“We don’t want to lose the goodwill garnered so far by continued protests which are now doing more harm to the ordinary people whom this call was to cater for in the first place. There have been reports of great discomfort to people across the country who are trying to get back to earning a legitimate living after months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic; more concerning is the daily reports of death. Yesterday, there were reports that three persons died in Edo. In Ondo, a car rammed into protesters, killing one and injuring others.


“Oh, we won’t rest! We will fight the fight! This is a promise we ask you to hold us on.
Our fellow Nigerian youths, tomorrow is still very bright. We don’t want to win the battle and lose the War. Lets not allow people from within and outside with ulterior motives hijack the struggle for selfish gains.
“Let’s leave the streets and go back home. If possible, form civil organizations that will engage government even better! Let’s not make other people suffer. We need not block roads as people with emergencies are bound to be in them. We need not ground commercial activities as people need to eat. We should not be the monsters we are trying to fight!”

The group however commended the protesters for the feat achieved so far, especially with the dissolution of SARS and the acceptance of the five-point demand that came with it.
“We acknowledge the fact that these protests, which have become sustained despite government agreeing to the demands is as a result of the long years of mistrust between the government and the people, but we are not oblivious of the fact that the present government of President Muhammadu Buhari is committed and already showing the desire to bridge that gap and right the wrongs of many years, predating this government. That is why we want to call on the understanding of young members and supporters of our party, the APC not to see the protests from purely the point of standing against the government as the brutality of the police or SARS does not recognize political affiliation when they occur.

“It is on this note also that we want to call on our fellow Nigerians who are still on the streets protesting not to see this protest as an end, but a means to an end. The right to protest is ours; no government can strip us of that power and this government has demonstrated clear understanding of these rights by continuously allowing protests to go on so long as they remain peaceful.

“We have made our voices heard. On Sunday, October 11th, Muhammad Adamu, Inspector-General of Police announced the disbandment of the unit. It is victory! Youths all over Twitter reported seeing SARS offices in their various states under lock and key. It was a solid victory! Furthermore, President Muhammadu Buhari announced that the disbandment is just the beginning of a long process of reforming the police. The President has listened and he has the power to effect change. And he is doing it.
“The National Economic Council gave a directive that states should create their own judicial panel of enquiry that will investigate cases of police brutality.

“These panels will be made up of students, youths, civil society representative, and will be chaired by a retired State High Court Judge. The Council also directed the formation of a Special Security and Human Rights Commitee that will be chaired by state governors. A Human Rights Public Complaints Team will also be established per the NEC’s directive. To compensate victims of police brutality, NEC directed that a Victim Trust Fund be established.

“Just yesterday, we read that the presidential panel set up to reform SARS submitted its report to the Police Service Commission. It recommended the dismissal of 37 former SARS officers and prosecution of 24 for professional misconduct. This is in addition to the 10 that were already dismissed and 9 others demoted. This is a big win, great Nigerian Youths. The government has listened to our cries. It has taken immediate and strategic steps to improve policing in the country. That is why we came out to the streets. That is why we left the comfort of our homes for the heat of the sun and the sonorous voices of mosquitoes.

“Fellow Nigerian youths, we know that the #ENDSARS protest isn’t just about SARS and police brutality but a vital call for the total reform of the different sectors of our national life”, the group added.

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Cc Lalasticlala Mynd44

seanwilliam:
no government parastatal is more corrupt than politicians bro

I'm telling you, they're Corrupt than politicians. Politicians has their limitations and can be caught easily. Those Government parastatals teaches some politicians Corruption as well. I can attest to this as I have seen this happened in local government Level

bolaayenimo:
See what Tinubu has caused the poor dude

Can you tell us what and how he caused him this?
Or you shut that gutter forever if you're just here for PULL HIM DOWN SYNDROME you always use on him

WOW.

#RestructureNgNOW

wonder233:
My thoughts exactly. When you say this, they try to crowd bully you with insults. There will be more cases of people using cars to ram into protesters in the coming days. They are not sponsored by anyone. They make their living from the roads. Denying someone his means of livelihood is more than enough motive to kill you. Let's share the road, protesters on one side, other people who wish to go about their lawful activities on the other side.

Exactly.
Meanwhile, sharing roads shouldn't even be an option but taking protest to Government houses.

Roads can't be shared in Lagos where gridlock is order of the day

mushystuff:
We have since borne the inconvenience of wicked rulers masquerading as governors and presidents and legislators! If a little more 'inconvenience' will cause them to sit up or even get lost then so be it!

Blocking road is very uncalled for when the protest can be taken to Government houses...

Do you ever think of emergency cases?

You can't demonize one and praise the other.
This was what I saw, Igbos praises their own and demonize others

mushystuff:
Very good

Good?
Protesters can protest without causing another problem for citizens. Why blocking roads in the process of protest?

They should rather be taking their protest to Government houses, we shouldn't be inconveniencing ourselves in the name of fighting for right