No going back, Take-It-Back Movement debunks claim of withdrawing from #EndBadGovernance protests

As the #EndBadGovernance protests takes off across Nigeria today, August 1st, one of the prominent groups behind the action, the Take-It-Back Movement, has denied a statement circulating online that it has withdrawn from the protests.

A letter which bears the movement’s logo and which was widely shared across various social media on Wednesday night, had claimed that the #EndBadGovernance protest had been rescheduled to October 1, 2024, citing security concerns as the reason for the postponement.

The letter read:

“Due to prevailing security threat conditions, we, the organisers of the #EndBadGovernance and hunger protest, can no longer guarantee the security of lives of Nigerians who will come out tomorrow.

“In light of this, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the #EndBadGovernance Protest to October 1.

“The safety of our citizens is paramount, and we cannot compromise on that.

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“We will continue to monitor the situation and work towa ds a peaceful and secure protest on the new date.”

However, the convener of the Take-It-Back Movement, Omoleye Sowore who dismissed the purported withdrawal of the group from the protests, called on Nigerians to disregard the message which he said was fake and did not emanate from the group.

Sowore who posted the denial on his X handle, said the letter is not authentic and that the protest will proceed as originally planned for August 1-10.

“PLEASE, A FAKE STATEMENT IN CIRCULATION CLAIMING TO BE FROM “DAMILARE ADENOLA” WAS ISSUED BY THE @officialABAT REGIME OFFICIALS AND DESPICABLE SECURITY AGENCIES IN ABUJA IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO DEMOBILIZE NIGERIANS.

“PLEASE NOTE, THE HISTORIC #EndBadGovernace #DaysOfRage REVOLT WILL COMMENCE TOMORROW AUGUST 1ST 2024.

“PLEASE IGNORE THE DESPERATE FAKE ANNOUNCEMENT IN CIRCULATION THAT #EndBadGovernance REVOLT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. IT IS FALSE! #nogoingback #DaysOfRage #RevolutionNow.”

PLEASE A FAKE STATEMENT IN CIRCULATION CLAIMING TO BE FROM “DAMILARE ADENOLA” WAS ISSUED BY THE @officialABAT REGIME OFFICIALS AND DESPICABLE SECURITY AGENCIES IN ABUJA IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO DEMOBILIZE NIGERIANS. PLEASE NOTE, THE HISTORIC #EndBadGovernace #DaysOfRage REVOLT… pic.twitter.com/PaniZJF78p

— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) July 31, 2024

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