Presidential poll: US govt grants Nigerians permission to stage protest
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Authorities in the United States have granted permission to Nigerians to use a park to protest the outcome of the 2023 presidential election which controversially produced Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress as the president-elect.
The permit allows about 100 protesters to converge on the iconic Lafayette Park in Washington D.C. on April 3 for four hours.
Located across the street from the White House, the park is a prominent fixture in American history.
“We in the diaspora are demonstrating to call the attention of the US government and Biden administration to not recognize the winner,” the organisers said.
The United States Department of said the organisers and anyone at the protest must “comply with all reasonable directions of the United States Park Police”.
The protesters were warned that “all sideways, walkways and roadways must remain unobstructed to allow for the reasonable use of these areas by pedestrians, vehicles, and other park visitors.”
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The protest is organised by a pro-Peter Obi group, Nigerian American Coalition for Justice and Democracy Inc.
Recall that Mr Peter Obi and his PDP counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had rejected the outcome of the election, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission of not playing by the rule.
The duo are already in court to challenge the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president-elect.
