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Nigerian Civil Society Orgs Give Election Ultimatum
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by Jordan Yerman | May 2, 2007 at 11:24 am
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No, it's not over yet: As the "elected" government moves to cement its legitimacy and other nations slowly acknowledge the tainted election results, a host of civil groups have banded together to demand a legitimate poll, on pain of "mass [public] action".
Coalition of Civil Society Organisations have given the Federal Government a 10-day ultimatum to cancel the just concluded general elections, or face mass action.The coalition, which is made up of 35 civil society organisations vowed that no amount of intimidation from the government and its security agents will deter them from mobilising to protest what they described as "murder of democracy and the power of choice of the Nigerian people."
Members of the coalition of 35 civil society groups, led by president of the Campaign for Democracy (CD), Dr Joe Okei- Odumakin, stormed the Onikan stadium venue for the celebration of the Workers Day in black clothes and black arm bands.
Odumakin, who is also spokesperson for the coalition, told THISDAY that the group was fully resolved to take to the streets and protest the irregularities.
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at 10:46 on May 2nd, 2007
Great dig Jordan ... i do hereby knight you as a true custodian of democracy. May your sight never fail and your gait never falter.
at 15:17 on May 2nd, 2007
Egoigwe,
Do you foresee this move leading anywhere, that is, will it really work?
at 04:32 on May 3rd, 2007
Eddy
It all depends on the magnitude of the outrage ... and Nigerians ARE outraged by the elections. Sometimes too, stuff like this start as a trickle and grow into a tsunami of sorts. While I may not be one for civil disobedience, I do salute their courage and resilience in the face of this gargantuan atrocity and clampdown ... because in truth, that's what it is-an atrocity that bears far-reaching consequences.
Besides if the govt thought it was all hot air and no momentum, why clampdown on public protests?
Ego
at 04:11 on May 5th, 2007
Egoigwe,
You and me, we bi naija so dis one na for us... I wan make you forget govt small and look inside other people weh be say dem self contest and the people weh talk say dis elesion no waka well (tru, tru d elesion no waka well that one meself I know well, well)... Example of dem na Buhari, you know say we dey hear rumour now say dose people wey kill, kill people for Kano before Sojas come catch dem, kill dem na Buhari bring dem? Even self Orji Uzor Kalu, Pat Utomi and others no come campaign for here, so how dem for take win? Think again say dose people weh say make we fight govt, don carry their pikin go yankee so that if anything happen make dem no die, e good like that? That one no be big ojoro be that? Me I no wan die ooo cos if I die now for another person my time to do elesion no go eva come.
Think am tell me.