Dino Melaye is back! Has a new job, and a 2 week ultimatum for the FG Civil rights campaigner and former member, House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, is back. With members of his newly formed Citizens Arise Movement of Nigeria, CAMON, he protested across the streets of Abuja yesterday against the “ills of the nation” after 54 years of independence. The protesters visited various parts of the Federal Capital Territory, chanting various songs against the government. The protesters ended up at the Eagle square where Mr Melaye addressed the press. He said there was nothing to celebrate as the nation turned 54, and that President Goodluck Jonathan’s speech not referring to the missing Chibok girls (kidnapped in April) was unacceptable. “I want to say that the president’s speech this morning (yesterday) is not different from the one he has been giving before. It has become a normal tradition. Unfortunately, the President addressed the nation this morning, the 54th birthday of Nigeria and he did not say anything about the missing Chibok girls. This is calamitous and, painful,” he said. He accused the president of being insensitive to the plight of Nigerians, adding that insecurity, official corruption,money laundering and lawlessness had gone high under his watch. Here’s the ultimatum – Mr President has two weeks to address his 27-point demands which include the arrest and prosecution of those involved in the $9.3 million seized in South Africa and setting up of independent panel to investigate alleged involvement of former Borno State governor, Ali Modu Sheriff and former Chief of Army Staff, Major General Patrick Ihejirika in the Boko Haram funding scandal, etc. Otherwise, his organisation will protest every day. Every single day. Mr President, you’re on the clock.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 04:33:44 +0000
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