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A word for Nigerians who are saying that protesters should take whatever concessions they have gotten as change is a gradual process.
Gradualism has its place, and key to a gradual process is ensuring that initial foundational agreement have the required commitment & authority.
Gradualism has its place, and key to a gradual process is ensuring that initial foundational agreement have the required commitment & authority.
Right now, both parties in this the police and the protesters have expressed doubts over the commitment and authority behind the initial agreements.
The police hierarchy expressed this doubts by going out to shoot and beat people after the presidential directive.
The police hierarchy expressed this doubts by going out to shoot and beat people after the presidential directive.
Protesters have seen that action as the police saying they know that the their bosses and the presidency are just saying words.
This belief among protesters and policemen will also make the work of any future panels many times harder, the work is hard as is.
This belief among protesters and policemen will also make the work of any future panels many times harder, the work is hard as is.
Yes gradualism will come into play, but it cannot come into play before an initial show of leadership to both parties that these agreements are not business as usual.
A clear signal to both parties can be suspension of DPOs and others caught on video pending investigations
A clear signal to both parties can be suspension of DPOs and others caught on video pending investigations
If a DPO can see another DPO was not suspended for firing his side arm at protesters or because his officers went on rampage,
He will take his chance & deny a panel member access to records needed to check unlawful arrests , during the implementation.
This wastes effort.
He will take his chance & deny a panel member access to records needed to check unlawful arrests , during the implementation.
This wastes effort.
Yes, protests will have to stop, yes all the changes can’t happen at once, but it will be fatal to walk away with no signal of commitment & authority to the policemen especially.
It will ensure they will be back on the road because the “nothing go happen” mantra stands
It will ensure they will be back on the road because the “nothing go happen” mantra stands
No one wants to be the one whose death will bring up the next series of protests in February.
Accepting a deal the policemen don’t seem to respect is a sure way to that.
I pray it won’t be me so you people will now be reading this thread with”had we known” + hashtag
Accepting a deal the policemen don’t seem to respect is a sure way to that.
I pray it won’t be me so you people will now be reading this thread with”had we known” + hashtag
