The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has asserted that Nigeria’s true independence begins today, rather than the one achieved in 1960.
Sowore explained that the independence gained in 1960 was secured by the traditional political elite, emphasizing that “we are striving for a new independence.”
He made these remarks during the ongoing FearlessInOctober protest in Ikeja, Lagos.
“Those who have made life miserable for our people deliberately, the looters, the corrupt cabals, both in the oil sector or whatever sector they may be.
We are struggling for a new new independence – sowore
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“Our independence starts now, because the independence we got in 1960, they struggled for it, we are struggling for a new independence and it is part of the continuation of what we started in 2019 with Revolution Now because we believe that only revolution can save this country,” he said when quizzed by newsmen the reasons for the protest.
The human rights activist called on the Federal Government (FG) to release the detained protesters from the #EndBadGovernance protests two months ago, and that of the #EndSars protest in 2020.
“We are asking the Federal Government to release every deatained protesters whether in Kaduna, Abuja, Katsina or Kano. The Federal Government should release them today.
“If by the end of today, the FG did not release the EndBadGovernance protesters and EndSars people..some of end SARS people in 2020. We will tell you the next line of action,” he added.