Justice And Equity For Peace And Unity Initiative (JEPUIN) has warned that those planning to engage in nationwide protests on June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy day should also note that the consequences of street protests might be dire.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-2107026010242077&output=html&h=280&slotname=8166071575&adk=363461564&adf=3264790055&pi=t.ma~as.8166071575&w=750&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1623460368&rafmt=1&psa=1&format=750×280&url=https%3A%2F%2Fleadership.ng%2Fplanned-june-12-protests-dangerous-jepuin-warns%2F&flash=0&fwr=0&fwrattr=true&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMCIsIng4NiIsIiIsIjkwLjAuODE4LjU2IixbXV0.&dt=1623460367313&bpp=10&bdt=3323&idt=1294&shv=r20210607&cbv=%2Fr20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3Ddf78dbd8f92ab3ed-22b41ea745a6002c%3AT%3D1602742043%3ART%3D1602742043%3AS%3DALNI_MY9BBfv1UjUaOmGmIkdnD9gNI7Bzw&prev_fmts=970×90&correlator=629538880229&frm=20&pv=2&ga_vid=1103229342.1602630049&ga_sid=1623460368&ga_hid=879097466&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=1&u_java=0&u_h=768&u_w=1366&u_ah=728&u_aw=1366&u_cd=24&u_nplug=3&u_nmime=4&adx=105&ady=1205&biw=1349&bih=657&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=42530672%2C31060614&oid=3&pvsid=1185643019439887&pem=110&wsm=1&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latestnigeriannews.com%2F&eae=0&fc=896&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1366%2C0%2C1366%2C728%2C1366%2C657&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CeEbr%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=2&uci=a!2&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=hO9twU3v7b&p=https%3A//leadership.ng&dtd=1315
The group, through its Secretary General, Mr Tony Uranta, on Friday in Lagos, advised protesters to engage in other forms of civil action that would be less prone to end in violence.
JEPUIN is the premier collective of patriotic Nigerians who are determined to do all what is necessary to keep Nigeria united as a truly just and equitable democracy as foreseen by our Founding Fathers in the 1963 Republican Constitution, which was embraced by all Nigerians via a plebiscite.
Uranta said : “Recall that June 12, a significant landmark in the political history of Nigeria was declared as Nigeria’s Democracy Day by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020.
“The declaration which came decades after agitations by Nigerians and Civil Society Groups that the day should be set aside to honour late Chief M.K.O Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election that was annulled by then military head of state, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.”
Uranta who commended the National Association of Nigerian Students for shelving their planned protest on June 12, also urged other all youths and civil groups nationwide to jettison the idea of street protests, that could backfire into violence as past streets protests have evidenced.
He said “though the myriads of challenges in the country might seem overwhelming, they were not insurmountable, if all Nigerians would join forces: and, help encourage the Federal Government and security agencies to do the needful.”
Credit: Leadership