By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D.
From January 2, Nigerians have taken to the street to protest government's cruelly insensitive hike in gas prices cleverly disguised as "fuel subsidy removal." Below is a pictorial essay of the protests. I will update this page as more pictures come in:
First, IMF president Christine Lagarde visited and told her "house Negros" what to do.
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| From left: Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Christine Lagarde, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala... |
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| Lagarde and Okonjo-Iweala laugh at the thought of the misery they will inflict on Nigerians |
The conspiratorial scheming of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Christine Largarde, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Sanusi and Okonko-Iweala, after successfully plotting, take Lagarde to the leaders of Nigeria's government
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| President Goodluck Jonathan shakes hand with Christine Lagarde |
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| Okonjo-Iweala introduces Lagarde to Nigerian Senate President David Mark who grins from ear to ear like an idiot |
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| From left: Deputy Speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives Emeka Ihedioha, Christine Lagarde, House Speaker Aminu Tambuwal and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
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| The deal has been sealed: fuel prices must be hiked. Case closed. From Left: Vice President Namadi Sambo, President Goodluck Jonathan, Christine Lagarde and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
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| Pump price of petrol rises from 65 naira per liter to 138 naira in government-owned gas stations and up to 170 naira elsewhere |
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| Unimaginably long lines follow |
The masses of the Nigerian people couldn't stand it, so they "occupied" Nigeria first through social media
And later on the streets
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| Even members of Jonathan's Ijaw ethnic group joined the protest |
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| An unprecedentedly massive crowd in Abuja |
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| Occupy Nigeria in London |
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| The man should be re-christened Badluck Jonathan |
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| Massive crowd in Lagos |
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| Even the elderly joined the protest in Kano |
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Hmmm.....
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| Police launch unprovoked attacks on peaceful protesters in Kano |
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In a rare show of unity, Christians keep watch while Muslims pray...in Kano
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| Some protesters slept over night at Kano's Silver Jubilee Square, which has now been renamed "Freedom Square" |
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Unfortunately, one protester was shot dead by the police in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital in north-central Nigeria
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The fuel price hike has also inspired creative humor in Nigerians
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| Goodluck Jonathan as a petrol attendant. Given the president's legendary cluelessness, this is probably what he should have ended up being |
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Goodluck Jonathan as the devil
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