Lets #occupyNigeriaNewYork

Occupy Nigeria New York:

Venue: United Nations, New York
Address:1st Avenue between 45st & 46 st Street, NY, NY
Date: Saturday January 14th, 2012
Time: 12 noon- 3pm

Join R&B Superstar and activist Banky W, Fuji legend Adewale Ayuba and other prominent Nigerians in the rally for change. Tell one, tell all, bring your friends and family and stand united to protest the removal of the oil subsidy in Nigeria, the killing of protesters and activist, the gross mismanagement of our resources and economy by our corrupt, and inept leadership who have become pawns in the hands of the greedy IMF and World Bank.

Speak up and let your voice be heard.

The Young Ilorin Protester Will Not Die In Vain!!

Without trying to go political on you guys but for the fact that these are the mediums to get our voices heard and to let the genral public know that we support the cause,the Ilorin protester will NOT die in VAIN!!!! aluta continua !!

Yesterday, news came in – now confirmed - that a 22-year-old Nigerian, Mustapha Muyeedeen Mofoluwasho Opobiyi, was shot down during the Ilorin, Kwara State protests in another unacceptable case of police brutality. While young Nigerians across the country are joined together in mourning for this terrible and entirely avoidable loss of another one of us, it lends an even greater urgency to the widely condemned removal of the infamous fuel subsidy through a press release by PPPRA.

The Federal Government of Nigeria would be mistaken to assume this will discourage other young Nigerians from taking to the streets or wherever else it takes to stand down this wrong-headed decision – if anything, the reactions will only be strengthened in his memory.

FELA DUROTOYE: DELIVER THE FUTURE

Fela Durotoye's response to fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria.

"Since I got back into Nigeria yesterday, I have heard some preposterous arguments that the removal of the fuel subsidy will be justified by wise investments that will benefit all.

My response has been...How will a wasteful government suddenly realize the genius of prudence and making the right investment decisions simply bcs there is more money available from oil subsidy removal?

Will there be less graft & bribes involved in process of issuing the road contracts or power contracts?

Have we sought to honestly find every way we can plug wastage in our leaking economy before we ask a feeble populace to carry the burden of corruption and gross ineptitude of a gluttonous few?