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Sleeping Or Silent?’ – Peter Obi Exposes Double Standards In Nigeria’s Protest Culture
The Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has questioned the noticeable silence of those who vehemently opposed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, particularly during the 2012 fuel subsidy removal that triggered the nationwide Occupy Nigeria protests.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
At the time, Jonathan’s decision to increase the price of petrol from ₦87 to ₦120 led to widespread demonstrations across major Nigerian cities. The move was condemned not just by the general public but also by notable figures, including leaders of the then Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)—now part of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)—as well as Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and Pastor Enoch Adeboye.
Speaking at the memorial lecture for elder statesman Pa Edwin Clark in Abuja, Obi questioned why those once-vocal critics are now silent in the face of deeper economic hardship and democratic decline.
“Are they dead?” Obi asked rhetorically. “Why are the people who protested when fuel went from ₦87 to ₦120 silent now that it is ₦900? Where are they when the dollar rose from ₦180 to ₦1500? Why is no one speaking up?”
The former Anambra State governor lamented that the sacrifices of Nigeria’s past heroes are now being rendered meaningless.
“I heard my brother Mike speak of the line, ‘May the labour of our heroes past not be in vain.’ But I can tell you, their labour is in vain. They protested under Jonathan when there was hardly any need. Today, things are far worse, yet there’s silence. So why pretend?” Obi said.
He continued: “The World Bank recently reported that 75% of Nigerians in rural areas are living in poverty. UNICEF says Nigeria has over two million malnourished children—the second highest in the world. Is the World Bank demarketing Nigeria? Is UNICEF?”
Obi didn’t stop there. He criticized the current state of democracy in Nigeria, citing recent elections as flawed and lacking legitimacy.
“We are not practicing democracy anymore. The elections in Edo—were they truly democratic? We all know who won. Why are we pretending?”
In his closing remarks, Obi called for a return to the ideals of justice and accountability, urging Nigerians to pick up the pieces and rebuild the nation.
“Let us honour the lives of courageous patriots like Pa Edwin Clark by continuing their work. May God grant us the strength to do so,” he concluded.
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