ADCPCC condemns clampdown on ‘Tinubu Must Go’ rally in Kano
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADCPCC) has condemned the disruption of a rally tagged “Tinubu Must Go” at The Avenue Event Center in Kano. Reacting on Sunday through its Director of Media…
The "Tinubu Must Go" movement has emerged as one of several loosely organised protest actions by Nigerians voicing discontent over the cost-of-living crisis, fuel subsidy removal fallout, and broader economic hardship under the Tinubu administration. Such gatherings have repeatedly drawn pushback from security agencies, who often cite public order or security concerns, while organisers and civil society groups argue these actions amount to suppression of constitutionally guaranteed rights to peaceful assembly and free expression.
This particular incident in Kano has drawn criticism from two different quarters — a political coalition and a human rights body — both alleging that police or security operatives obstructed a planned rally at a private event venue. While the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council frames the clampdown as a political issue tied to the ruling party's intolerance of dissent, Amnesty International Nigeria approaches it from a human rights lens, invoking freedom of association and assembly guarantees under Nigeria's constitution and international conventions it is signatory to. Neither report yet clarifies the official police account of what transpired, the number of attendees affected, or whether any arrests were made.