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President Buhari Stop borrowing, Tackle Mass killings, Says #RevolutionNow
The members of the #RevolutionNow who was reported to be protesting yesterday Wednesday 5th of August, in the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos, Ondo, Osun and Ogun states is demanding good governance in the country from President Mahammadu Buhari.
The members are; Eniola Akinkuotu, Adelani Adepegba, Samson Folarin, Oladimeji Ramon, Deji Lambo, Peter Dada, Bola Bamigbola and Daud Olatunji
The leaders of the movement, revealed the protest was held to mark the first anniversary of the group, noting that security agencies arrested no fewer than 91 protesters yesterday.
He said the country’s mounting debt profile featured in the anniversary as two of the movement’s conveners, he also said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), must halt further borrowings in order not to mortgage Nigeria’s future.
The group also urged the President Buhari to stop killings in the North-West and the North-East.
In the FCT, the group staged a protest at the Unity Fountain, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday morning 5th of August, carrying banners with various inscriptions such as, ‘Yes to living wage;’ ‘Free Lance Corporal Martin now;’ ‘N2.2 billion per kilometre for fence is unacceptable,’ and others.
But the rally was disrupted by security officers, who assaulted the activists and arrested them.
Report state that those arrested were taken to the Eagle Square for arraignment before a mobile court, but they were released after the presiding Magistrate Idayat Akanni failed to show up.
Deji Adeyanju, a co-convener, while briefing on interview said the campaigners were concerned by the mounting Chinese loans.
He stated, “We are absolutely concerned by the Chinese loans and the revelations from the National Assembly that the sovereignty of our country is being ceded to China. It is most regrettable and sad. In fact, we are perplexed.
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“Every sane Nigerian should be concerned and bothered about this development and we are telling the President to immediately halt further borrowings.”
Politicians can loot Chinese loan, movement warns
Adeyanju recommended that it might be difficult for the nation to repay the loans which he said might be looted by the political class, citing the revelations on the alleged multi-billion naira looting at the Niger Delta Development Commission.
He further said, “The more loans we take, the more our currency is weakened and the harder it would be for us to service the loans because the debt management office is complaining that we can barely service the interest rates.
“And what are the loans being used for? In a situation where the loans were being taken so they could be looted in the NDDC or used to renovate a 27kms perimeter fence of the University of Maiduguri at a cost of N64bn makes no economic sense.”
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