The Take-It-Back Movement has sounded the alarm for a nationwide mass protest slated for June 12, 2025—Nigeria’s Democracy Day—as the country groans under the weight of crippling economic hardship, escalating insecurity, and what it calls “anti-people” policies of the Tinubu administration.
In a bold and fiery statement issued on Monday, the movement decried the unbearable living conditions facing Nigerians, accusing the government of deliberately inflicting pain on the masses through insensitive policies and reckless economic mismanagement.
> “Fuel subsidy is gone. Power tariffs are up. Prices are up. Wages are stagnant. Let’s take our anger to the streets,” the statement reads. “Petrol now sells for ₦900 per litre, the dollar has skyrocketed to ₦1,500, and food is simply unaffordable. How are ordinary Nigerians expected to survive? It’s time to fight back.”
The Take-It-Back Movement lambasted the administration for entrenching a system that perpetuates hardship, inequality, and mass suffering, calling on all Nigerians—youths, workers, market women, artisans, and civil society groups—to rise up and reclaim their dignity.
> “Enough is enough. This is not normal. Insecurity, poverty, and oppression cannot become our fate. Nigeria must work for the many, not the privileged few. The time to act is now,” the organisers declared.
A Nationwide Call to Action
The June 12 protest is designed to coincide with Democracy Day, a symbolic date marking the nation’s return to civilian rule. But for many, democracy has delivered nothing but despair.
With protests planned in major cities across the federation, the movement is mobilising citizens to demand accountability, economic reforms, and real leadership that prioritises people over profit.
Here are the key convergence points and start times for the protests in various states:
SOUTH-SOUTH REGION
Rivers State: University of Port Harcourt Main Gate – 9:00 a.m.
Delta State:
Sapele – Amukpe Roundabout
Asaba – Summit Junction, Koka Junction
Ughelli – Otovwodo Junction
Warri – Effurun Roundabout, PTI Junction, DSC Roundabout
Abraka – Police Station Junction – All start at 8:00 a.m.
Edo State:
Museum Ground, Benin City – 8:00 a.m.
Jattu Junction, Auchi – 9:00 a.m.
NORTH-CENTRAL REGION
Niger State: Gidan Matasa, Bosso Locust – 8:00 a.m.
Kwara State: Under the Post Office Bridge, Ilorin – 9:00 a.m.
SOUTH-WEST REGION
Ondo State: Cathedral Junction, Akure – 8:00 a.m.
Oyo State: Mokola Roundabout, Ibadan – 8:00 a.m.
Osun State: Olaiya Junction, Opposite NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel, Osogbo – 8:00 a.m.
Lagos State:
Agbara
Badagry
Maryland – All by 7:00 a.m.
NORTH-EAST REGION
Adamawa State: Juppu Jam Road, Yola – 8:00 a.m.
Yobe State: Maiduguri Bypass Roundabout, Damaturu – 7:30 a.m.
Borno State: Kasuwan Gamboru Flyover – 7:15 a.m.
Bauchi State: Opposite Bauchi School of Agriculture, Yelwan Makaranta – 8:00 a.m.
NORTH-WEST REGION
Kano State: Kwanar Freedom, near Kwanar Kasuwa, Sharada Phase 1 – 7:00 a.m.
The organisers have called on all well-meaning Nigerians to wear black, carry placards, and join peacefully in what they describe as a historic revolt against economic suffocation and political insensitivity.
> “June 12 is no longer just a day to remember. It’s a day to rise. A day to say: ‘We’ve had enough.’ This is our collective moment of truth,” the statement concludes.
With mounting frustration across the country, all eyes are now on June 12—a day that could either reaffirm the nation’s democratic hopes or expose its deepening fractures.
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