Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, and Dr. Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, the former Minister of Solid Minerals, have condemned Friday’s trial of minors over their participation in the #EndBadGovernance protest. Obi, on his own, said it was disturbing to watch videos of minors standing trial over protest with many of them fainting for demanding good governance, calling on the authorities to do the right thing.
Taking to his X handle on Friday, Obi said; “I just watched the disturbing and condemnable scenes captured in a circulating video, showing 124 protesters—among them minors—appearing in court today as part of efforts to secure the enforcement of their fundamental rights. “The footage reveals minors, some so weak that they could barely stand, others fainting from sheer exhaustion and lack of nourishment. These children appeared visibly malnourished and starved—a condition that should alarm the conscience of every citizen in our nation.
“From their look, they were poorly handled despite being in the custody of the federal government of Nigeria. “The offense being alleged against these suspects, including minors, is protesting against bad governance that was directly affecting their livelihood and which our constitution under a democratic dispensation guarantees them. Curiously, most of the people in government today leveraged this aspect of the Constitution standing as champions of good governance while i.