Omoyele Sowore said last night he received an invitation from the Kukah Centre indicating that the National Peace Committee intends to convene a town hall meeting in Abuja to address the End bad governance in Nigeria protesters’ grievances.
He however said two key issues arise: firstly, the committee inaccurately stated that there are 10 demands, whereas the protesters actual demands have increased from 15 to 17.
Secondly, the ‘Peace Committee’ primarily extends invitations to political parties, most of which did not participate in the protests, rendering their representation inconsequential.
Finally he said Tinubu regime constitutes the main impediment to peace in Nigeria, a case in point is its recent conduct in Edo state elections, therefore no meaningful mediation can occur while innocent protesters remain incarcerated and the demands including the fundamental overhaul of our electoral systems remain unaddressed amongst others.