Wednesday, March 22, 2023

#EndSARS: UK Parliament fixes date to debate sanctions against Buhari’s government

The Nigerian government is being held responsible for deadly military attacks on protesters.

• November 18, 2020
British Parliament (Credit: People's Daily)
British Parliament (Credit: People’s Daily)

Members of the UK Parliament have scheduled November 23 to debate sanctions against the Buhari administration over its handling of the historic #EndSARS protests last month.

The parliamentarians will consider a petition from hundreds of thousands of Nigerians that asked them to look into the killings and gross violations of human rights abuses by security forces and other officials. The petitions were filed online last month.

Mr. Buhari has yet to hold any of his military or political appointees to account since the killing of protesters by Nigerian soldiers on October 20. Instead the Nigerian leader has been defiant, saying he would never tolerate any protests of #EndSARS magnitude again.

The administration has also targeted hundreds of citizens who took part in the protests for arrest, intimidation and travel restrictions. Both the military and civilian authorities have maintained no wrongdoing in the attacks.

It was unclear whether the British lawmakers would recommend sanctions after debating the petitions, or if the government would implement them considering Nigeria’s long-standing ties with the UK.

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)

NationWide

NMDPRA unveils six new regulations for oil, gas industry

The regulations included the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Operations Regulations and Assignment or Transfer of Licence and Permit Regulations.

Alex Otti and Labour Party Logo

States

JUST IN: INEC declares Labour’s Alex Otti winner of Abia governorship election

Mr Otti’s victory ended the PDP’s on Abia since Nigeria returned to civil rule in 1999.

Cornelius Ojelabi

Politics

APC hails Lagosians for voting Sanwo-Olu despite ‘intimidation’ by LP, PDP

The APC chair claimed that despite intimidation and subtle inducement from the opposition, the electorate stood its ground with the APC.

Gavel

States

Truck driver gets one-year jail term for illegal mining 

Mr Sani also ordered the forfeiture of the truck used to transport the illegally acquired minerals to the federal government.

Governor Ademola Adeleke

States

Developing sports remains priority in Osun; we’ll soon unfold agenda: Gov. Adeleke

The governor said his administration would do everything possible to restore the state’s lost glory in sports.

Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar

Politics

INEC violated margin of lead principle to declare Tinubu president-elect, Atiku tells court

It is unclear whether the public can expect an upturn of Mr Tinubu’s widely criticised win, however, the margin of lead argument poses a threat to his camp.