FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST AND NOT VANDALISM

In all democratic state, peaceful assembly and protest is usually enshrine in the constitution as part of fundamental human right. Nigeria as a country also have this in its 1999 constitution which we are currently using.

Peaceful protest is the coming together of people with like-mind in other to show displeasure concerning any policy made by government, while vandalism is when protesters start destroying government properties in the process of protesting.

I was so amazed when I saw the havoc done on state properties by the SSS student in Oyo state while protesting against the Public and Private Partnership agenda of the state government and I was just asking myself what they will do if they are in tertiary institution, when they can go to the length of destroying state property to show their grievances at their current age and educational level.

No matter the level of our displeasure for any policy of government, we should not destroy any property that belong to the government because it is our property and a Yoruba adage says,"Eni ti nbinu, to ko sinu egun; ti inu e baro, tinu egun o ba ro nko" (An angry person that enter thorn, what will happen if he is no longer angry but the thorn is still angry).

As Nigerian, we need to change our mentality that protest and vandalism work hand-in-hand and that we can not achieve our aims without vandalism.

Therefore, it is quite important for us to ask ourselves these salient questions before we embark on any vandalism;
1) What are the uses of placards and song in protest?
2) If government properties are destroyed, how will government source for fund to renovate or reconstruct such properties?

If we can provide sincere answers to these questions, I am very sure that we abstain from destroying any government property during protest.

By:Alao Oluwatosin

Don't waste your time putting sense in those senseless uneducated NDA. You are looking for a republic in a violent manner just imagin how that country will be if they eventually have it

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Benikuuse:
Don't waste your time putting sense in those senseless uneducated NDA. You are looking for a republic in a violent manner just imagin how that country will be if they eventually have it

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FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST AND NOT VANDALISM

In all democratic state, peaceful assembly and protest is usually enshrine in the constitution as part of fundamental human right. Nigeria as a country also have this in its 1999 constitution which we are currently using.

Peaceful protest is the coming together of people with like-mind in other to show displeasure concerning any policy made by government, while vandalism is when protesters start destroying government properties in the process of protesting.

I was so amazed when I saw the havoc done on state properties by the SSS student in Oyo state while protesting against the Public and Private Partnership agenda of the state government and I was just asking myself what they will do if they are in tertiary institution, when they can go to the length of destroying state property to show their grievances at their current age and educational level.

No matter the level of our displeasure for any policy of government, we should not destroy any property that belong to the government because it is our property and a Yoruba adage says,"Eni ti nbinu, to ko sinu egun; ti inu e baro, tinu egun o ba ro nko" (An angry person that enter thorn, what will happen if he is no longer angry but the thorn is still angry).

As Nigerian, we need to change our mentality that protest and vandalism work hand-in-hand and that we can not achieve our aims without vandalism.

Therefore, it is quite important for us to ask ourselves these salient questions before we embark on any vandalism;
1) What are the uses of placards and song in protest?
2) If government properties are destroyed, how will government source for fund to renovate or reconstruct such properties?

If we can provide sincere answers to these questions, I am very sure that we abstain from destroying any government property during protest.

By:Alao Oluwatosin

Which peaceful protest are you talking about? and you think that the government appreciates peaceful protest? they will just kill you like they do unarmed IPOB and MASSOB members. The only language the ZOO understands is violence. If you are violent they will give you attention and offer amnesty.

it seem that this OP is alien to Nigerian politic ipob are massacre in hundreds because of peaceful protect ken sarowiwa and six gone nko, Nigeria government don't listen to round table discussion only violent is it is ask asali dokubo

Goldmind1:

Which peaceful protest are you talking about? and you think that the government appreciates peaceful protest? they will just kill you like they do unarmed IPOB and MASSOB members. The only language the ZOO understands is violence. If you are violent they will give you attention and offer amnesty.

who told you MASSOB nd IPOB youths were peaceful in their protests. Do you call exchange of Gunfire with security forces peaceful?
Even the language used in your comment speaks volume nd attest to the fact that u are violent.

Oche211:

who told you MASSOB nd IPOB youths were peaceful in their protests. Do you call exchange of Gunfire with security forces peaceful?
Even the language used in your comment speaks volume nd attest to the fact that u are violent.

Do you see that you are a blatant liar to say say that they are armed. Even your paymasters have not been able to make that allegation but only trying to frame them up. They have never been armed, they have been violent. where did they have exchange of gunfire? FEAR GOD.