The planned protest would take place across all states and the Federal Capital Territory,the group said
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – The Obedient Movement has said it will stage a nationwide protest tagged #OccupyINEC over the alleged compromised state of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to a statement issued by the National Coordinator of the movement, Tanko Yunusa, on Thursday, he said the country had reached a critical point where “silence becomes dangerous and inaction becomes complicity.”
Yunusa added that the situation poses a threat to Nigeria’s democratic foundations and the survival of its multi-party system.
“The foundations of our democracy are being tested. When institutions lose credibility, the will of the people is endangered. And when that happens, citizens have a duty to act,” he stated.
Among others, the group demanded that the chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, should resign over alleged abuse of office and loss of public trust, and an end to ”political persecution and intimidation of opposition voices.”
It urged authorities to protect Nigeria’s multi-party democracy and respect the autonomy of political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), warning against interference in their internal affairs.
The planned protest would take place across all states and the Federal Capital Territory, the group said, with participants in Abuja expected to converge at the ADC National office before marching to the INEC Headquarters on a date to be announced.
Yunusa assured that the protest would be peaceful and lawful, saying, “This moment goes beyond party lines. It is about the survival of democratic values and the protection of the Nigerian state itself.”