June 12: Protest against hardship, insecurity to hold in 20 states


Ahead of the June 12 Democracy Day, the #TakeItBackMovement has insisted on the nationwide protest scheduled for Thursday.

The organisers Tuesday released a list of designated locations where demonstrators are expected to gather.

June 12 was adopted in 2018 by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s Democracy Day in honour of the winner of the June 12, 1993, election, Moshood Abiola.

This year’s commemoration marks 26-year uninterrupted democratic rule in the country.

The organisers said the protest is against hardship, insecurity and a “shrinking civic space” under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The movement’s national coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu, disclosed that demonstrations would take place in at least 20 states.

“In Abuja, protesters will assemble at Eagle Square by 8:00 a.m. In Lagos, there are four rally points: Badagry, Maryland, Agbara, and Toll Gate, all starting from 7:00 a.m.,” he said.

Other locations include; Cathedral Junction in Akure, Ondo State (8:00 a.m.); Museum Ground in Benin City, Edo State (9:00 a.m.); and Gida Matasa in Niger State (8:00 a.m.).

Protesters in Damaturu, Yobe State, he said, will gather at the Maiduguri Bypass Roundabout at 7:30 a.m., while in Ibadan, Oyo State, the rally will take place at Mokola Roundabout from 8:00 a.m.


In Bauchi, according to the group, the protest will be held opposite the Bauchi School of ACR at Yelewam Makaranta by 8:00 a.m. and in Osogbo, Osun State, at Olaiya Junction.

The organisers said the protest would be held in multiple locations in Delta State, including Amukpe Roundabout in Sapele, Summit Junction and Koka Junction in Asaba, Otovwodo Junction in Ughelli, PTI Junction, Effurun and DSC Roundabouts in Warri and Police Station Junction in Abraka.


Other venues include; Juppu Jam Road in Yola, Adamawa State (8:00 a.m.) and Kasuwan Gamboru Flyover in Borno State (8:00 a.m.).

Sanyaolu said the protest was scheduled for June 12 to coincide with Nigeria’s Democracy Day as a symbolic call for accountability and respect for democratic principles.

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