Quiet protest
One man made a statement to people headed toward the seat of power in Nigeria. It's amazing that his is a lonely protest.
Man takes his protest to the National Assembly
Early yesterday morning, Joseph Danley Obiechie, dressed in milk suit and chocolate shirt filled the trunk of his grey Hummer jeep with bottles of water and two protest placards and drove off from his Maitama office to the National Assembly complex at the Three Arms Zone.
At the Assembly’s major entrance on Hospital Street, he parked his vehicle off the road, took... his placards which were connected with strings to form a vest and headed for the security check point at the entrance.
After what seemed like a clearance, he then wore his vest of placards and began a solitary protest that lasted for the rest of the day at a popular spot for protesters in front of the Assembly.
One of the placards, which covered his front, read, “We Can See Jonathan.” This was his protest point. Mr. Joseph wanted everybody to read his message, especially the lawmakers entering the National Assembly. Almost everybody entering the National Assembly through that entrance could notice him and the short message he wore on his dress...
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Labels: leadership, Nigeria, participation, politics
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