The Centre For Righteous Living (CRIL), a faith-based non-governmental organization has called on governments at all levels in Nigeria to act fast to avoid national calamity. The group reasoned that there could be a calamity of national magnitude, if the proposed call for a national protest between August 1 and 10, 2024 is not nipped in the bud. A group under the auspices of ‘End Bad Government in Nigeria’ has been calling for a national protest between August 1 and 10, 2024, asking the government to end anti-people policies, over taxation and electoral fraud, even as it is also making some demands to drive home their requests.
Coming out of their monthly meeting, leaders and members of CRIL led by Rev. Solomon Adegbolagun have appealed to the prospective protesters to have more patience and wait for a little time. They noted that though there is hunger in the land and that it is unlikely that the current hunger and lack of food in the land may soon come to an end, if the current efforts being made by the Federal Government could yield its desired results.
According to the group’s statement, “The situation may get worse if there should be a national protest. We therefore call on the people to refrain from holding a national protest and should not compare Nigeria with Kenya, noting that the level of destruction witnessed in Kenya’s protest would do Nigeria no good. “We therefore wish to call on governments at all levels to act fast to avoid national.