Popular
personalities like, Charles Oputa, aka, Charly Boy, comedian Sheyi Law and SaharaReporters
publisher, Omoyele Sowore have joined the #iStandWithNigeria protest against
Buhari’s government in Lagos. Gathering at 9.00 a.m, the protesting group converged at the National Stadium from
where the protest kicked off in Lagos.
The
main entrance to the stadium, which was initially locked, was opened for the
public to use the facility on the orders of the Lagos state police
commissioner,
Fatai
Owoseni. #IStandWithNigeria:Even Areafada Is Not Left Out @channelstv Lauretta
Chiogor Live From The Field @Areafada1 @AnthoniaOrji @nneotaegbe
pic.twitter.com/h6acrHXtkW — ezenwa opara (@eaopara) February 6, 2017 Yemi
Adamolekun, the Executive Director, OneVoiceNigeria, told while speaking with
newsmen at the venue said that the coalition was not discouraged by the last minute
cancellation of the protest by Tuface.
She
said the protest was not about Tuface Idibia, but about Nigeria. Tuface had
called for nationwide protest against what he claimed as the worst economic
crisis in the country which saw the costs of goods and services skyrocketing,
with many families struggling to survive. Charly Boy, Sowore, others join
protest against Buhari’s govt However, the presence of heavy police security is
seen at strategic location in Lagos.
Over
100 policemen were seen as early as 7.00 am at the National Stadium, Surulere,
the planned take-off point of the protest. The police team, led by the Lagos
State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, came to the National Stadium, with
over 15 vehicles and one Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC).
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