#EndBadGovernance Protesters Suspend Protest in Osun

EndBadGovernance protest Organizer in Osun state on Tuesday suspend their demonstration to respect the annual Osun Osogbo Festival.

The nationwide protest, which began on August 1, 2024, aimed to demand immediate action from Nigerian leaders to address pressing issues affecting citizens.

In a statement, the Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens on Tuesday announced the suspension of the protest after presented their demands to the state governor, Ademola Adeleke through his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi.

The protesters, who had been pressing their demands to end bad governance in Nigeria chose to pause their demonstration to respect the annual Osun Osogbo Festival.

The Osun Osogbo Festival is a significant cultural and spiritual event held in Osogbo, Osun State.

The coordinator of the group, Ajala Adetunji said that the group recognizing the importance of the festival to the local community, the protesters saw it as a moment to step back and allow the festivities to take center stage.

The coalition emphasized that the temporary suspension is aimed at ensuring the safety of both the tourists and the protesters.

“We, the Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens, the organizing body of the EndBadGovernance protest in Osun State, wish to address the public and the media regarding the ongoing protest, which began on the 1st of August 2024 and marks its 6th day today.

“Since the inception of this peaceful protest, we have made our demands clear, seeking immediate action from our leaders to address the pressing issues affecting the citizens of our beloved state and country. We acknowledge the recent address by the President of Nigeria; however, we express our profound disappointment as the President speech failed to address any of our specific demands.

“Despite this setback, today we successfully presented our demands to the Governor of Osun State through the deputy governor and secretary to the state government who told us that the governor will forward our demands to the federal executive Council.

“Furthermore, we reviewed the security situation vis-a- vis the Osun Osogbo festival presently ongoing at Osogbo.

“It is worthy of note to establish that protest is incidentally taking place in Osogbo which is of concern.

“Considering the safety of the influx of tourists coming for the global Osun osogbo festival and the possibility of hoodlums disguising as tourist and unleashing attacks on peaceful protesters amidst other security concerns, we consider it imperative to put the protest on hold today 6th August, 2024

“While we salute the courage of peaceful protesters, we urge concerned citizens to remain resolute on our demands and continue to ventilate the same while planning for the next stage of the struggle should incase the demands are not meant .

“We urge the government to act promptly and decisively on the issues we have raised.

“The Coalition will remain vigilant and committed to ensuring that our demands are met while we call on all participants and supporters to stay united and await further updates on the progress of our engagement with the government.