4 billion naira (For whattttttttttttttttttttttttt).
Rights activists, mainly women, took to the streets on Thursday in protest of the N4bn allocated for the construction of a building for African First Ladies in the 2013 Federal Capital Territory budget .
The protesters, led by the President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Dr. Joe Oke-Odumakin, began their procession from Lagos Television compound on Lateef Jakande Way, Agidingbi, Ikeja and later moved to the Governor’s Office.
Prominent activists among the pack were Abosede Ransome Kuti; lawyer, Festus Keyamo; National Women Coordinator, Nigeria Labour Congress, Vera Okafor; revolutionary artiste, Yeni Kuti; Betty Abba of the Environmental Right Group. .
The placards they carried bore inscriptions such as ‘N4bn will create plenty of jobs’, ‘No to Mission House’, ‘First Lady’s office is unconstitutional’, among others.
Okei-Odumakin said the women were scandalised by the culture of waste that had become the hallmark of governance in Nigeria.
She said the allocation, which was provided for in the budget, was an affront to Nigerians and should be resisted.
Prominent activists among the pack were Abosede Ransome Kuti; lawyer, Festus Keyamo; National Women Coordinator, Nigeria Labour Congress, Vera Okafor; revolutionary artiste, Yeni Kuti; Betty Abba of the Environmental Right Group. .
The placards they carried bore inscriptions such as ‘N4bn will create plenty of jobs’, ‘No to Mission House’, ‘First Lady’s office is unconstitutional’, among others.
Okei-Odumakin said the women were scandalised by the culture of waste that had become the hallmark of governance in Nigeria.
She said the allocation, which was provided for in the budget, was an affront to Nigerians and should be resisted.
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