By Peter Amine
Protesters have stormed the streets of Jos, the Plateau capital to demand good governance and an end to hardship in the country.
The protesters, clad in black attire, carried placards with various inscriptions to express their displeasure over the sufferings of Nigerians.
The inscriptions on the placards include “We want a Nigeria free from corruption and ethnicity” and “A Nigeria that creates jobs and allow entrepreneurs to succeed.”.
Others include “A Nigeria that is free of religious intolerance” and “Lawmaking is a part-time job,” among others.
One of the leaders of the protesters, Rev. Isa El-buba, who addressed the protesters after they marched from the Secretariat Junction to Old Airport Junction, said that a better Nigeria was possible.
El-buba said that the protest was imperative to secure the future of Nigerians unborn from the current sufferings.
He said that it is a fight to retrieve the soul of the future of Nigeria and its descendants.
“It is a fight for us to get good governance in Nigeria. None of us is going to retreat because we have a responsibility to make sure that the voice of the people is the voice of God.
“When they speak, it is God speaking, and God is saying that we must end bad governance in Nigeria.
“When the right institutions are in place, there will be no hunger, the killings will stop in the land, and our armed forces will enjoy their services to the people.
“We are going to push on until we get what is meant for Nigeria because it is better to suffer today and secure the future of our country.
“We are here to make a change. We love our nation; we are people of peace, and we must enjoy peace, and our country must come out of the woods,” he said.
Elbuba told the protesters that they wanted Nigeria, where nobody would use religion or tribalism to seduce or manipulate Nigerians
According to him, they were going to mobilise more for the remaining nine days of the protest.
“I grew up in Nigeria, where we were known as Nigerians instead of our individual tribes. I grew up in Nigeria, where going to school from primary to university was taken care of by the government.
“Then, before you graduate, a job is waiting for you, and that is the kind of Nigeria we want,” he said. (NAN)
