The United Action For Change, UAC , a non-for- profit organization playing a pivotal role in birthing a new socio-political order in Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the ongoing #EndSARS protest. The group promises to provide free legal service to arrested protesters in the course of the ongoing demonstrations.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its Acting National Publicity Secretary, Enitan Olukotun and General Secretary, Michael Popoola Ajayi, the group hailed the courage of the youth in organizing themselves and in unism demand for system change in the country
The group whose convener is the renowned Right Activist and Lawyer, Dr Muiz Banire, SAN also charges Nigerian youths to institutionalize the historic struggle by creating structures to sustain the gains and birth the new Nigeria of their dream.
The group said, “ We have taken more than a passing interest in the unprecedented, historic #EndSARS and #EndPoliceBrutality movement. The campaign expanded beyond the scope of security forces abuse of power and killings no include demands for good governance, true federalism, employment opportunities, adequate security and end to corruption among others.
The legitimate demands and agitations of these young folks resonate with the agenda of the UAC and so we are totally aligned with these patriotic demands and also promise to make monetary and material contributions to the movement in the next 24hrs”.
We are also demanding that the outrageous and immoral jumbo pension scheme for former governors and their deputies should end forthwith. It smacks of insensitivity and cruelty for those whose providence favoured to be elected as leaders and catered for by public sweat throughout their tenure to become eternal burdens to the people amidst excruciating poverty in the country.
The group is also pressing for drastic reductions in the cost of governance across the board. We demand an end to humongous take home of the federal lawmakers and request that Senators and their counterparts in the Federal House of Representatives should be placed on the Civil Service Salary Scale.
