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Peter Obi: Protests Erupted in Abuja (Pictures)
Peter Obi: Protests erupted in Abuja (Pictures)
The nation’s capital, Abuja, has seen protests over Nigeria’s just ended presidential election.
The Unity Fountain has been occupied by the demonstrators, who are mainly young people, to vent their rage. NewsReport gathered.
Clad in black attire with placards bearing various inscriptions, such as “We stand for justice; we fight for a new Nigeria,” “President Buhari, keep your promise,” “Democracy, not INECcracy”—who owns Nigeria? The people,'” the protesters called on President Muhammadu Buhari to save Nigeria from collapsing.
Speaking at the protest ground, convener of the demonstration, Moses Ogidi Paul of Yell-Out Nigeria, decried the failure of INEC in the just-concluded presidential election.
Ogidi said it is not too late for INEC to redeem its image.
