Progressives Shouldn’t be Afraid of Revolution, Shehu Sani Tells APC

A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, Senator Shehu Sani, has told the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, which described itself as progressive, that it should have no fear of revolution.

The senator said this while reacting to the police clampdown on protesters across the country yesterday.

Many Nigerians in various states had trooped out to participate in the protests organised by the “RevolutionNow” movement to “kick against bad governance” in the country.

The police, however, arrested many of them, while others were dispersed.

Reacting via statement, Sani said the reported maltreatment of protesters undermines the values and principles of Nigeria’s democracy, according to The Cable.

The senator said such treatment is endangering the nation’s democracy which he said is a product of the “culture and history of protest.”

“It is ironic that the very political class that the people to a stream of protest when they were in the opposition have now resorted to undermining and crippling the very democratic instruments they once so cherished,” he said.