Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has said claims of the postponement of the planned ‘End Bad Governance’ protest, are “fake”.
Legit.ng observed on Wednesday night, July 31, that a statement purportedly signed by Damilare Adenola, the director of mobilisation of Take It Back Movement, a non-governmental organisation, circulated on the popular mobile application, WhatsApp.
The circular said that “due to prevailing security threat conditions”, the organisers “made the difficult decision” to postpone the protest against hardship to October 1.
But reacting via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, Sowore — believed to be one of the organisers of the protest — quashed the statement and said it was “issued by the Bola Tinubu regime officials and despicable security agencies in Abuja in a desperate attempt to demoralise Nigerians”.
Sowore — an activist and media entrepreneur — asserted that the “historic” #EndBadGovernace protest will start unfailingly tomorrow, Thursday, August 1.
PLEASE A FAKE STATEMENT IN CIRCULATION CLAIMING TO BE FROM “DAMILARE ADENOLA” WAS ISSUED BY THE @officialABAT REGIME OFFICIALS AND DESPICABLE SECURITY AGENCIES IN ABUJA IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO DEMOBILIZE NIGERIANS. PLEASE NOTE, THE HISTORIC #EndBadGovernace #DaysOfRage REVOLT… pic.twitter.com/PaniZJF78p
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) July 31, 2024
In the same vein, the Take It Back Movement quelled the rumour.
It wrote on X:
“Disregard! They have started with their propaganda and false narratives.”
DISREGARD!
They have started with their propaganda and false narratives pic.twitter.com/tMNpFZjerZ— Take it back Movement (@TIBmovement) July 31, 2024