SNG Convener, Pastor Tunde Bakare
Save Nigeria Group (SNG) Tuesday condemned deployment of troops to halt peaceful protests over a hike in pump price of petrol in Lagos on Monday and announced its preparation to drag the Federal Government to court over alleged human rights violations and unlawful spending of N1.6 trillion on fuel subsidy in 2011 instead of the budgeted N240 billion.
The group also rejected N97.00 announced by President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday as the new pump price of petrol and vowed to resume protests at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota on January 21.
Addressing journalists in Lagos, Convener of SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, who said the violation was uncalled for, disclosed that civil groups which led last week’s protest in Ojota duly secured permission of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, and simultaneously notified the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yakubu Alkali.
He said to underscore the degree of civil manners in which protesters at Freedom Park conducted themselves throughout the five days of protest last week, policemen deployed to guarantee peace in the Park were idle adding that there was no breakdown of law and order.
He said Fashola had in his reaction to the troop deployment, attested to the peaceful conduct of the rallies, explaining that if it was at all necessary, policemen were the authorised persons to be deployed to the Park and not soldiers. “It is unfortunate that this brutal dictatorship is taking place in a civilian dispensation. But we chose to be much more mature than the Federal Government by not allowing any ugly situation to be created at the Park. We shall definitely enforce our rights in court to teach the regime the basic principles of civilised conduct in a democratic setting.
“We shall also use the court to compel an investigation into how the Federal Government ended up spending N1.6 trillion as against the N240 billion budgeted for subsidy in the 2011 fiscal year. We cannot sweep under carpet the spending of over N1.3 trillion without appropriation by the National Assembly. We shall never ‘move on’ on this matter until the full weight of the law comes on all those involved in this illegal spending,” Bakare said.
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what is our fight now? even the N97.00 filling stations have refused to change their pump price .PLEASE join all the filling stations in the suit Transporters should be included .better still allow the Goverment to be PLEASE LET US PRAY FOR THEM
ReplyDeletebelly ache Pastor your strategy to ride on the back of the labour unions to foment more trouble failed to materialize when labour read your game plan. Jona has shown you that he is the C-in-C , That means he can flogged your ass until it bleeds. I pity those you call your congregation if there is any. Why don't you stage a one man show at Ojota instead using innocent youths and miscreants.
ReplyDeleteSome Nigerians just can't see the light! This still amazes me. Kudos to pastor TB. That country will be a much better place if many men like him exist there.
ReplyDeleteWell said Pastor Tunde We should not be quit at all at this time. NLC/TUC are a disapointment to the masses
ReplyDeletei think the pastor can solve this problem on his knees with God instead of fighting physical battle because nigeria problem is more of spiritual than physical
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with this, if so why not stay at home do not go to work and you just kneel-down ask God to give you food or what ever you want. stay there don't strogle for your children future. God say raize up I will help you. So raize up Nigerian Youth to fight this fraud in our land.
ReplyDeleteDear SNG, I hope this fight is all about democratization & enshrining the principles of good governance, if yes, then I suggest the the case should be taken to court.
ReplyDeleteInsisting on conveying mass rally protests in Lagos makes it look as if there is something beyond the corruption saga.
If its a just course then go to court, aslo send your opinion to the NLC so it can be presented @ the Justice Belgore's Committee and other public hearing sessions that govt has put in place for Nigerians to air their views about Fuel Subsidy and other emerging issues in the country.
we should be mindful of the security issues in the country and not endanger innocent people's lives.
Dear SNG, I hope this fight is all about democratization & enshrining the principles of good governance, if yes, then I suggest the the case should be taken to court.
ReplyDeleteInsisting on conveying mass rally protests in Lagos makes it look as if there is something beyond the corruption saga.
If its a just course then go to court, aslo send your opinion to the NLC so it can be presented @ the Justice Belgore's Committee and other public hearing sessions that govt has put in place for Nigerians to air their views about Fuel Subsidy and other emerging issues in the country.
we should be mindful of the security issues in the country and not endanger innocent people's lives.
It is folly to fold ur hands and sit while corruption in the highest order reigns in this country of ours. Bakare is first and foremost a nigerian and i can identify with the zeal and patriotic nature in which he fights for the common man.if there were others like him i believe nigeria will be one of the nations to be reckoned with in Africa.
ReplyDeletei would like to ask the Pastor so call, that is that the call Our Good LORD called him to now? then if yes it means that he had gone back to dine with the devil and his servants, i write this because am bleeding in my heart for him
ReplyDeletePastor please repent and pick your mantle again ,because your God given flocks are dieing and God will hold you responsible if they die without Christ. But think on this if you die on this useless fight where will you spend eternity? THINK ABOUT THIS.
ReplyDeletePastor please take time to read all the comments made toward you on your matter since the time you joinned politics and dumped preaching of the gospel which you will never be rewarded for on the last day. God bless you.
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