We call it Revolution today since our government has decided to make the masses suffer in Nigeria. Occupy Nigeria Revolution started on January 1st, 2012 when PPRA announced the removal of Fuel Subsidy in Nigeria. Increasing the fuel price from 65 naira to 141 naira. We say No to fuel subsidy removal because at now in the country, subsidy is not solution to many killings by Boko Haram in the country. Corruption is there to tackle and other issues in the county too.
The revolution started on January 2nd 2012 as people mobilized their friends, colleagues, and families etc to say to “No to Fuel Subsidy”. The revolution started in Nigeria and went as far as Belgium, Ghana, America, London etc to tell Goodluck Jonathan to change the price of fuel to 65 naira or he should resign. One thing that encourages me about the situation in the country now is the involvement of women in the country. Women are coming out in masses to say no to fuel subsidy. Women all over the country (Igbos, Hausas, Yoruba, TIVs, Ijaws, etc) are making sure their voices are heard in the on-going protest in Nigeria. Women Activists like Mrs. Yinka Joe Odmakin of Women Rights Group and other groups like Save Nigeria etc are voicing out about the fuel subsidy removal and government waste in the country.
In the past two days since NLC announced an indefinite strike, women have expressed how they feel through placards, banners, facebook status, twitter updates etc to make sure President Goodluck Jonathan listens and change the fuel price back to 65 naira. This revolution is big and I’m happy I am a part of this change in Nigeria now. This is huge and I commend all the women who are voicing out against Fuel subsidy removal. I encourage us all not to relent and back out until we achieve our main result and also remember the people who died in this protest.
Lovely write up and I’m happy this is coming a woman representing africa. If we need to fight for our rights, lets do it now !!!
Olorisupergal has said it all. The time is now and the revolution is being televised. This struggle is not only about fuel subsidy, it’s about so many worms that has been eating up my country lean; Bad leadership, bad policies, corruptions, inadequate basic infrastructures and so on. How can a sensible leader uses 1billion naira to eat annually when their are millions of Nigerians who can not afford to eat 3square meals? It’s insanity! Are his meals made in heaven?. We cannot take it anymore! we sick and tired of been called fools. Boko harams killings they say nothing to it, their response is silence. It’s not the removal of the subsidy that wont make our economy collapse, it is their reckless, lavish spending of the wealth that belongs to over 150million Nigerians that will! Ko si obo ni idanre mo Mr Goodluck Jonathan, Igboro lobo wa!
It a start to something meaningful in the country not just for the woman but to show that is every citizen can standup and speak with one voice. Then we will have a say in the ruling of this nation.
Lovely article olorisupergal! Women can!
Lovely write up olori