{"id":47134,"date":"2016-03-03T10:51:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T09:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=47134"},"modified":"2016-03-03T10:51:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T09:51:51","slug":"saveagatu-must-nigerians-protest-every-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/saveagatu-must-nigerians-protest-every-right\/","title":{"rendered":"*#SaveAgatu: Must Nigerians Protest For Every Right?*"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we campaigned and voted for “Change,” one of our hopes was that at
\nlast we would be able to take a break from protesting. During the prior
\nyears, Nigerians had to protest for every single right. I called it a
\n“Junglocracy” in my article back then, “Junglocracy: For All We Want We
\nProtest
\n<http:\/\/saharareporters.com\/2014\/04\/03\/junglocracy-all-we-want-we-protest<\/a>>.”<\/p>\n

All we want, all we ask for, or rather all we beg for is a sensitive
\ngovernment. A government that acts before problems arise. A government that
\nif it misses preventing crisis then acts immediately they arise to abate
\nthem. Is this too much to ask for?<\/p>\n

We have not yet settled from our recent #NoBankingDay protest against
\nillegal excessive cabal-bank charges only found in Nigeria and nowhere else
\nin the world; than we have to embark again in protests to Save Agatu from
\nthe terror of above-the-law Fulani marauders.<\/p>\n

There are likewise several ongoing urgent protests that the government has
\nfailed to act on. The Biafra crisis is an undeniable matter that begs for
\ngovernment response. No serious country will ignore protests and an
\nagitation of no less than a million of its citizens. Can we deny that the
\nprotests we have seen in the East and abroad do not number up to and over
\none million aggrieved? Should our government not respond to that and at
\nleast officially address our fellow countrymen and upon wise counsel,
\nembark on a referendum to determine the legitimacy of the demand? If really
\nand truly millions do not want to be a part of your nation, can you force
\nthem? If you do so, they will continue to embarrass you and will
\npotentially terrorize you.<\/p>\n

The #missing705 is still left hanging with no government response. Everyday
\nNigerians and other of the world’s compassionate citizens protest for the
\ngovernment to initiate an investigation into the whereabouts of over 705
\nNigerians and the Islamic movement leader, Sheikh Zakzaky. Do we have to
\nalways protest for our basic rights to get our government to act? How about
\na proactive government that immediately investigates how many were killed,
\nif and where they were mass buried, how many are hospitalized and who is
\nresponsible, while ensuring all parties including the military agents are
\nsuspended from duty till the conclusion of the investigation. Must we live
\nwith this level of insensitivity and protest for every basic human right?
\nDo we know that without a doctor certifying the victims dead before they
\nwere mass buried, we more than likely buried many alive who could have bene
\nrevived? These are the reasons why we expect and pray for a government
\nwhose heart is touched by God, who will act urgently on urgent matters.<\/p>\n

What is disturbing is that when the “national emergencies” affects member
\nof the administration, then we see the swift unleashing of the State
\nagencies. For instance when the life of the Chief of army was allegedly put
\nat risk, we saw an immediate and extrajudicial deployment and unleashing of
\nforce in what has been called, “honor killings.” Not a day before that did
\nthe government realize that the “Islamic movement” was as accused, being
\nabove the law and disturbing ordinary Nigerians in Kaduna. But when
\nhundreds are killed and displaced in Agatu, the same military who then
\ncalled themselves the “defenders of Nigeria’s democracy,” are nowhere to be
\nfound.<\/p>\n

The same has been observed when other administrators are under attack or
\nbeing “blackmailed.” We see an immediate unleashing of Nigeria’s top
\nsecurity capabilities and all accused immediately arrested. But in
\nsearching for the sponsors of Boko Haram, we must protest first. In
\ndemanding the police come and intervene in Agatu and arrest all culprits
\nand liberate the affected communities to then be compensated by the
\ngovernment, we must first carry placards and tweet and retweet. Our
\nSenators are busy buying themselves flashy cars and our executives are too
\nbusy flying around the world and painting themselves as infallible angels
\nand us as criminals to care.<\/p>\n

Can we get some sensitivity please or do we have to wait another three
\nyears for that?<\/p>\n

Dr. Peregrino Brimah @EveryNigerian<\/p>\n

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