The Take-It-Back movement, organizers of the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest, have announced a nationwide protest against President Tinubu’s “emergency rule” in Rivers State.
The protest will also address the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act to target activists, journalists, and social media influencers.
The movement’s core demand is to repeal the Cybercrime Act, which they believe is being used to suppress free speech. They are also calling for an end to the emergency rule in Rivers State, which they describe as “military rule imposed by the government of President Bola Tinubu.”
The protesters are demanding the full reinstatement of all suspended government bodies, including the State House of Assembly and the Executive. Additionally, they are demanding an end to bad governance, citing the considerable hardship caused by President Tinubu’s policies.
The protest is scheduled to take place on April 7, 2025. Supporters are urged to gather at the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The protest is not limited to Abuja, with additional locations to be announced soon.
The suspension of the governor and elected representatives in Rivers State has been met with widespread condemnation, and Nigerians are lamenting the hardship caused by rising costs of living and inflation.
