This was disclosed in a statement co-signed by the duo of Austin Ikpeme and Peter Olagunju on behalf of the Diaspora Nigerians, made available to journalists on Saturday.

This is just as they lamented the poor living conditions in Nigeria and called for renewed effort to redeem the situation for the good of the vast majority.

Among the illls they bemoaned are the  escalation of corruption in both the public and private sectors, human rights abuses, miscarriage of justice, injustice across the board, among others.

The statement read in part, “There is a need for the world to appreciate the excruciating pains of Nigeria at the moment and the nonchalant attitude of the government of the day.

“The organisers of the protest are greatly angered by the way the recent protesters were molested. Many were allegedly killed, many were injured by state actors and hundreds clamped into detentions.”

That said, the statement enjoined President Bola Tinubu to immediately  order the release of Mr. Bristol Isaac Tamunobiefiri,  a journalist and whistle blower and others who were arrested before, during and after the recent “End Bad Governance” protests in Nigeria.

“They also urged to the President to reduce the number of officials working with him to reduce the cost of governance.

“Nigerians were expecting a lean government to mirror the lean economy only for Mr. Tinubu to enlarge it beyond the eras of his predecessors.

“The organisers of the incoming New York protests are of the opinion that it is totally unacceptable and very injurious to a limping economy to form a large of government of compensation and patronage, ” they said.

Not done, they also called on the federal government to take decisive steps to address the scourge of corruption, noting that the President has not lived up to expectation in this regards.

Given the controversy trailing the removal of petroleum subsidy, the Diaspora Nigerians called on the President to clean up the process in a manner that would make it beneficial to the common man.

Schedule to take off from the Nigerian House on 828 Second Avenue in New York City, the organisers wants Nigerians in Diaspora to gather for the event in their numbers.

“It will be an opportunity to bring before the world the pitiable plights of Nigerians in Nigeria.

“Ours is a country riddled by insecurity, hunger, kidnapping, police brutality and corruption. The United Nations General Assembly will be at the protest and this would be a good opportunity for the world to hear and appreciate he horror back home, ” the statement further stressed.