By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. From January 2, Nigerians have taken to the street to protest government's cruelly insensitive hike i...
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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| Katsina |
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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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Wao! Kudos to Dr. Farouq for uploading these pictorial details of the occupy Nigeria protest against the most unpopular policy by the most unpopular government' we would keep following this site for the update.
ReplyDeleteKperogi is to Nigerian Revolution what Voltaire is to French Revolution. Keep up the Enlightenment until the revolution happens.
ReplyDeleteGreat!!! I support Occupy Nigeria!
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