The Yoruba Union, รgbรฌnmรณ Mรกjรฉkรณbรกjรฉ Ilรฉ-Yorรนbรก, has urged Nigerians to take a stand against what it terms the violation of fundamental rights by security forces operating under President Bola Ahmed Tinubuโs government.
In a Democracy Day statement signed by Convener Olusola Badero and released Thursday through Assistant General Secretary Elder Akinola, the group expressed deep concern over the current administrationโs governance.
They accused President Tinubu of steering the nation into deeper economic turmoil, widespread insecurity, and increased authoritarianism.
The union called for Tinubuโs resignation, asserting that his administration lacks the vision and capacity to address the countryโs growing crises.
They condemned a series of harsh policy decisions such as the scrapping of fuel subsidies, the weakening of the Naira, rising tuition costs, electricity tariff increases, and excessive banking charges as factors driving inflation, food shortages, homelessness, and unemployment.
Additionally, the group criticized the governmentโs clampdown on peaceful demonstrations and opposition voices, arguing that protest and criticism are now being treated as criminal acts.
The Yoruba Union also rebuked the presidentโs recent appeal to the National Assembly for large-scale foreign and domestic loans, warning that such borrowing could worsen Nigeriaโs debt burden.
Concluding its statement, the group called on citizens to stand firm in defense of their democratic freedoms and resist any form of authoritarian rule.
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โHunger and insecurity know no tribe, religion, or political affiliation.”
โTinubuโs so-called economic reforms have devastated lives and destroyed thousands of businesses, leading to a spike in kidnappings across the South West and other parts of the country.โ
“In the past two years of Tinubuโs administration, the number of killings and abductions by terrorists disguising as herdsmen has skyrocketed. Instead of tackling insecurity, security agencies are more focused on harassing journalists and activists who expose the truth.โ
“The same man who led protests under President Jonathan has now turned around to brand protests as treason.”
“Tinubu is mortgaging the lives of both present and future generations. These loans offer no relief to the ordinary Nigerian but serve the interest of the ruling elite.”
โDemocracy is meant to serve the people, not enslave them. Nigerians must resist intimidation and manipulation by a government that seeks to silence their voices,โ the group expressed.
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