Nigerians of all ages, turned out en masse on Monday morning, heeding the call of frontline rights group, the United Action for Democracy (UAD), to support a protest against the increasing hardship inflicted on the populace by the policies of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.
They joined labour and rights crusaders who gathered as early as 8am at the Lagos State Headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Yaba.
They marched from that spot through Ikorodu Road, down to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, venue of the successful January 2012 Occupy Nigeria anti-fuel price increase rallies.
They brandished banners and placards that advertised their grievances and sought to rouse Nigerians to rise to reclaim their country from the bungling political class. Some of the messages read: “ARISE AGAINST AUSTERITY AND HARDSHIP”, REVERSE DEREGULATION AND NAIRA DEVALUATION NOW!”, and ‘UPHOLD DEMOCRACY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS”, among others.