Omoyele Sowore, an activist for human rights, has criticized Peter Obi, a former presidential candidate for the Labour Party, for dismissing the relevance of the subsidy protests that took place against Goodluck Jonathan in 2012.
According to Obi, individuals who participated in the demonstrations against Jonathan ought to equally oppose the present increase in the costs of petrol and food that has occurred under the administration of President Tinubu.
In reaction, Sowore accused Obi of not being truthful about current concerns and questioned why protests are considered superfluous under President Bola Tinubu, when they were crucial during Jonathan’s time with the government.
Additionally, Sowore brought attention to the negative impact that Tinubu’s policies have had on the people of Nigeria. He expressed skepticism on Obi’s perspectives on the Tinubu administration, noting that if demonstrations were not required under Jonathan’s administration, then the same line of reasoning should not be applicable at this time.
In spite of assertions that their economic plans are intended to assist Nigerians, Sowore noted that a great number of people are suffering, and that the nation is confronting significant issues in a span of only two years.
VANGUARD reports that Sowore was quoted as saying,
His perspective on the current regime of the wicked Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT is called into question as a result of this observation. Tinubu’s managers argue that their economic policies are for the good of Nigerians, despite the fact that our people are dying in droves and they, too, have robbed Nigeria dry in less than two years. If he believes that protests are unjustified under the administration of @GEJonathan, then why should they not have the same view?
