Starting from August 1, hundreds of thousands of Nigerians could find themselves in the streets to demonstrate. Launched several weeks ago on social networks, the EndbadGovernance movement, ( end bad governance “, in French), intends to catalyze the alleged anger of the middle and working classes. A majority of Nigerians are said to be very unhappy with the recent liberal policies recommended by the IMF and implemented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since he came to power.
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With our correspondent in Nigeria, Moses Gomis
Due in particular to the end of public fuel subsidies, inflation at over 30% or insecurity in the northwest which prevent hundreds of thousands of farmers from accessing their land, the Endbadgovernance movement should start this Thursday, August 1 in the main cities of the Nigeriaand even in the north. Political, traditional and religious elites have been calling for a boycott of this movement for several weeks.
The cause? All these measures decided by the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and recommended by the IMF which are turning off a large part of the population. Port Harcourtin the south of the country, Bennett considers the federal authorities insensitive to the living conditions of Nigerians. This teacher feels downgraded: ” Given Nigeria’s current challenges, the minimum income should have been set at €138, but in the end, it barely reaches €38. So tell me, how do we manage with this amount in the current context of economic crisis? The government is not doing what it is supposed to do to help us “.
The movement is struggling to organize itself
Paid below the new minimum wage, Bennett supports the EndbadGovernance movement. But she doesn’t plan to join the protests because ““Protest breakers can infiltrate the marches.” “They can cause harm to innocent citizens. For greater security, I personally would not want to be part of this movement. However, I support the idea of the demonstration ” she says.
Rendrix, for his part, campaigned against police violence in 2020. This taxi driver is deaf to the hostility launched by Nigerian political and religious elites. It is fear that keeps us in this situation. Because even in fear, we remain in poverty. Do you understand? See, what politicians do. They scare us in order to prevent us from doing the right things. “For his children, Rendrix promises to demonstrate as long as this movement against bad governance lasts.
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