#Endbadgovernance: Northern Coordinators Pull out of October 1 Protest
#Endbadgovernance: Northern Coordinators Pull out of October 1 Protest
According to the Coordinators, the decision to pull out was reached after failure on side of national organizers to resolve the knotty issues around how to safeguard protesters and Wade off hoodlums from hijacking the process again.
In a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Northern Coordinators of #Endbadgovernance Protest ,Comrade Abdullahi Daura and Mohammed Musa Biu, the members were apprehensive about a repeat of the violence that erupted in Kano;Kaduna and other parts of the north .
In the statement made available to journalists in Kaduna today, the group explained,"We have asked questions and wrote several requesting for security cover in at the convergence points in the north where people will join the protest action. But we are yet to get clear answer and measure taken to avoid violence and looting of property .
"Against this background, we are urging all out members all the nineteen states to obey the directives from the Coordinators and pulled until w get clearance from security agencies."
While assuring Nigerians about their resolve to put pressure on the federal government to reverse all the unfriendly policies that have caused untold hardship ,it Stated ," Lives and property of innocent citizens matter to us more anything.thus we back out until further notice".
"We therefore warn our members to remain calm and peaceful during the October 1 Independence Day Celebration across the North."
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