Abuja — The #EndBadGovernance Movement has announced a nationwide protest set for December 10, 2025, coinciding with World Human Rights Day, to protest what it describes as escalating repression and systemic violations of democratic rights under President Bola Tinubu.
In a statement issued on November 19 by its spokesperson H. T. Soweto, the group accused the Tinubu administration of rolling back hard-won democratic gains since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999. “The right to peaceful assembly and freedom of speech have been snuffed out,” the movement said.
The organizers pointed to several individuals still facing prosecution for participating in earlier protests, including Michael Adaramoye, Daniel Akande, and nine others — all charged with treason following demonstrations in August 2024. According to the group, the detainees’ bank accounts remain frozen, and their personal devices are still withheld by the Nigerian Police.
Among the movement’s demands are:
- Free all activists and protesters currently on trial for their role in past demonstrations.
- End persecution of human rights defenders, including names like Omoyele Sowore and labor activists such as Abiodun Bamigboye and Andrew Emelieze.
- Release of detained journalists and online activists, including TikTokers and bloggers, and an end to the use of anti-terrorism and cybercrime laws to silence dissent.
- Protect students’ rights, reversing punitive measures against student activists and ending restrictions that limit protests to certain “designated” areas.
- Overhaul of policing, including the removal of Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, and reparations for human rights abuses through court-ordered judgments.
- Address land and housing injustice, demanding an end to forced demolitions, land grabbing, and better compensation for displaced Nigerians.
The #EndBadGovernance Movement frames the December 10 protest as a “mobilisation call” for citizens to reclaim their constitutional rights. With economic hardship continuing — particularly due to inflation, unemployment, and rising living costs — the group argues the Tinubu government has failed to deliver on its social contract.
Activists and civil society leaders following the announcement say the upcoming protest could mirror previous mass mobilisations like the 2020 #EndSARS protests, though they also warn that current political conditions may make organizing more difficult.