Omoyele Sowore Issues Ultimatum to Nigerian Federal Lawmakers: Withdraw Controversial Counter-Subversion Bill or Face National Assembly Shutdown
Omoyele Sowore, Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has strongly criticized the House of Representatives for introducing the Counter-Subversion Bill 2024. This bill proposes severe penalties for Nigerians who fail to recite the national anthem, among other requirements.
Describing the bill as “buffoonery,” Sowore warned that it could trigger an earlier-than-expected resurgence of the #EndBadGovernance movement. In a post on his X account, Sowore stated, “The buffoonery of this ‘House of Twerps’ is the reason #FearlessInOctober #EndBadGovernancelnNigeria revolt might resume earlier than usual.”
He has called on federal lawmakers to withdraw the controversial legislation immediately or face a shutdown of the National Assembly. “I am asking them to discontinue the bill as soon as possible or face a shutdown of the National Assembly,” Sowore asserted.
The organizers of the recent 10-day nationwide protests, known as #EndBadGovernance, have warned President Bola Tinubu’s administration that they will resume the protests on October 1 if their demands are not fully met.
