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Hunger protest: ActionAid demands protesters’ safety
By Francesca Hangeior.
ActionAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to ensure the rights and safety of Nigerian youths planning a nationwide protest starting on August 1st.
The organisation emphasised the importance of citizens’ constitutional rights to peaceful assembly and protest.
ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation working to promote social justice, human rights, and poverty eradication in Nigeria, is an affiliate of ActionAid International, a global federation of NGOs operating in over 45 countries.
In a statement on Monday, the Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, said, “We firmly support citizens’ constitutional rights to peaceful assembly and protest. Every Nigerian has the inalienable right to voice their grievances and demand accountability from their government without fear of violence or retribution.”
The statement highlighted the government’s failure to address citizens’ concerns, leading to repeated violent clampdowns on protesters.
It said, “The federal government must not allow the violent repression of peaceful protesters to continually repeat itself. Any such actions would be a severe violation of human rights and undermine the democratic principles that our nation strives to uphold.”
ActionAid Nigeria demanded that the government address the root causes of the protest, provide adequate protection for protesters, and commit to preventing violent repression.
The organisation also appealed to protesters to maintain peace and order during demonstrations.
It added, “We also enjoin citizens and politicians inclined to form anti-protest groups to respect the rights of their fellow Nigerians to peaceful assembly, and any violations of these rights must be met with the full extent of the law.”
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, announced the date for the online registration of prospective 2024 batch C stream I corps members.
The management said the exercise will commence on Thursday, 14 November, 2024.
This was made known in a post on the official X handle of the NYSC on Wednesday.
“Online Registration for 2024 Batch ‘C’ SC Stream I commences 14th November 2024,” the statement read.
The orientation course will commence later on a date to be announced by the NYSC management.
Few months after many Nigerian were deported, the Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Libya has deported seven Nigerians, three Bangladeshis, and three Ghanaians detained at the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre.
The deportees were flown out of Libya via Benina International Airport in Benghazi.
in a statement on their X handle on Tuesday, confirmed that these individuals were deported for violating Libyan law.
The statement read, “DCIM deported 13 migrants (3 Bangladeshis, 3 Ghanaians, and 7 Nigerians) from the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre via Benina International Airport in Benghazi. All individuals, ,,,were deported for violating laws in force in the Libyan state.”
At the time of filing this report, total number of deported Nigerians still sketchy.
Abia House of Assembly directs Deputy Gov Engr Ikechukwu Emetu to issue an unreserved apology to the house over assault on the member representing Ohafia South, Hon Kalu Mba Nwoke.
The motion which was moved by the member representing Ukwa West , Godwin Adiele was supported by other members
Kalu Mba Nwoke was reportedly assaulted at the Ohafia Local government Secretariat on Saturday, 2nd of November 2024( date of the just concluded local government elections)
The lawmaker alledged that he was assaulted on the orders of the Deputy Gov Engr Ikechukwu Emetu because he demanded that election result sheets should be available before the elections.
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