“Under Buhari, Protest Was a Taboo”: Shehu Sani Reveals Why Northerners Didn’t Join EndSARS Protest

“Under Buhari, Protest Was a Taboo”: Shehu Sani Reveals Why Northerners Didn’t Join EndSARS Protest

  • Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the Nigeria Labour Congress' nationwide protest against the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government
  • Sani expressed surprise that the NLC protest is happening in Kano state, with workers carrying placards
  • The former lawmaker recalled how thugs violently countered the subsidy and EndSARS protests in the north

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A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, said protests were like a taboo in the northern part of Nigeria during the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.

Sani said northerners did not join protests during Buhari’s regime because “he is our own.”

Shehu Sani reacts to ongoing NLC protest
Shehu Sani has revealed that under ex-President Buhari, protests were taboo, as he reacted to NLC's nationwide protest. Photo Credit: Shehu Sani/Muhammadu Buhari
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In a post shared via his verified Twitter handle, @ShehuSani, he said thugs violently countered the subsidy and EndSARS protest in the region.

He expressed surprise that people are now protesting with placards in Kano state.

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“Under Buhari, protest was a taboo in the North because “he is our own”. Subsidy and EndSARS protest was violently countered by sponsored thugs. Now I saw protesters with placards in Kano.”

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Tinubu addressed Nigerians via a national broadcast on Monday evening, July 31. The broadcast came as the country battles the high cost of living occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal and price hike.

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A former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has described the decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give N8,000 to 12 million families for six months as “Almajirinization of the country.”

President Tinubu had on Thursday, July 14, announced that 12 million families would get N8,000 for six months to lessen the hardships faced by Nigerians as a result of subsidy removal.

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