Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, says President Bola Tinubu speech on Sunday morning fell short of addressing the key demand of the protesters; namely the reversal of the policy of withdrawal of fuel subsidy.
According to the lawyer, if the government took the fight against corruption to oil dealers, and processed crude oil in government-owned refineries, there would be no basis for fuel subsidy which was brought about by the importation of fuel.
While congratulating the protesters for drawing the attention of politicians in Abuja to the plight of millions of Nigerians who are hungry, Mr. Falana demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all protesters that were arrested and detained saying they had not committed any criminal offence.
Mr. Falana also condemned the repression of the peaceful protesters while commiserating with all those who lost loved ones in the protest.
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He also called on the government to set up commissions of inquiry to bring to justice those responsible for the reckless killings.
