The group, named and styled STAND, has been granted the constitutional right by the government through the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to stage a nonviolent protest on tomorrow Thursday, July 17, 2025.
According to the group, the protest seeks to draw government’s attention to what it calls ‘bad governance,’ including human rights abuses, and escalating hardships across the length and breadth of the country.
The leader of the protest, Mulbah Morlu, a former chairman of the erstwhile ruling Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), promised a peaceful conduct of the protest to avoid any explosion that may bend the flow of peace and harmony, especially at a time when the nation and people are thirsty for an increased peaceful coexistence, poverty reduction means, food production and jobs availability.
We hold Mulbah to his word, and hope the protest will not be the one to give democracy an unnecessary headache, something which could bring unnecessary setbacks.
We hope the protest will be void of the usual toxic fashion, including throwing rocks at security officers, insulting authorities as well as provocative remarks that would have the leeway to create chaotic situation, and undermine the gradual growth in peace and security.
It’s our hope that Mr. Mulbah and his followers will take into account situations in the past whereby, protesters violently challenged authority, demanded immediate, results and even called for a sitting government to step down from the throne, something which met with stiff resistance.
A peaceful protest is to make a case of a genuine and selfless one that bears the ingredients of truth as it relates to the prevailing conditions that negatively impact the lives of the entire citizens.
A peaceful protest is like sowing seeds and patiently waiting for the ground to process, germinate and transition them to fruits level.
A peaceful protest is one that is done within the confine of loyalty and patriotism aimed at making people in power to see reason and act accordingly, and not the one that will invoke violence.
Let it be known that brutality never ever yields gentility; let it be known that, it takes only wisdom to solve problems, and not aggression.
It’s also our hope that police will exercise maximum care, and protection for the protesters, most of whom, who may or may not know the real intent of the protest.