The Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens, the organiser of the #EndBadGovernance protest in Osun State, has suspended the ongoing nationwide protest.
The Civil Society Organisation, in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Osogbo yesterday by their coordinator comrade Ajala Adetunji, attributed the suspension to the forthcoming Osun Osogbo festival.
Recall that the grand finale of the 2024 Osun Osogbo festival, which kicked off last week, will be held on Friday, 9th, August 2024.
The statement noted that the suspension became imperative considering the safety of tourists coming for the festival and the possibility of hoodlums disguising as tourists and unleashing attacks on peaceful protesters amidst other security concerns.
It read in part: “Considering the safety of the influx of tourists coming for the global Osun osogbo festival and the possibility of hoodlums disguising as tourist and unleashing attacks on peaceful protesters amidst other security concerns, we consider it imperative to put the protest on hold today 6th August, 2024.”
“While we salute the courage of peaceful protesters, we urge concerned citizens to remain resolute on our demands and continue to ventilate the same while planning for the next stage of the struggle should incase the demands are not meant”.
“We successfully presented our demands to the Governor of Osun State through the deputy governor and secretary to the state government, who told us that the governor would forward our demands to the federal executive Council.”
The protesters who were earlier in the day received by the deputy governor, Prince Kola Adewusi, on behalf of Governor Ademola Adeleke, were told that their demand would be made available to the federal executive council.
