The organizers of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest against hunger and hardship have declared their intention to continue despite the presence of security forces attempting to deter them.
Our correspondent, who monitored the situation around the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, reported that Ene Obi, former country director of ActionAid Nigeria, and Hauwa Mustapha, both organizers, stated their commitment to maintaining their presence at the Moshood Abiola Stadium for the full duration of the 10-day protest.
On Tuesday, only the two women were seen at the protest site, as other protesters had dispersed.
"Look at the president speaking to Nigeria. It was a totally empty speech. What are you telling us? Not even one of the demands has been met. And you are telling us to go to the stadium. We are here at the stadium let our children come," Ene Obi expressed to journalists.
Obi continued, "Bring down the prices of petroleum products. This is the same government that opposed the removal of fuel subsidies. And now the same president is using it to punish Nigerians.
"We are mothers. What they are doing is setting our children against us. Even the police and security agencies - which of them is going to a different market? Their money is useless. They are turning our children against us. We are sitting here; let them teargas us. So many of them, I could give birth to them.
"The mothers in the land are wounded. No employment. Many of our children have gone to school but have no employment. We are calling for an end to bad governance.
"The said you need to appoint one minister from every state. We don't have a minister of state in the constitution. And they are even creating more seats for more ministers to come in.
"There are no signs from the government to show us that they can bring down the cost of governance."
This development follows days of violent protests in the nation's capital, with police operatives firing tear gas at the protesters.
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