{"id":36861,"date":"2020-10-27T15:34:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T15:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=36861"},"modified":"2020-10-27T15:34:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T15:34:59","slug":"nigerian-youths-now-have-a-voice-nobody-can-call-them-lazy-again-aisha-yesufu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=36861","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian youths now have a voice; nobody can call them lazy again \u2014Aisha Yesufu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Aisha-Yesufu-1.jpg\" alt=\"Buhari\u2019s administration is \u2018govt of lies by liars to perpetuate lies\u2019 \u2014Aisha Yesufu\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Prominent #EndSARS activist, Aisha Yesufu has declared that Nigerian youths protesting against police brutality and bad governance now have a voice and no one can call them lazy again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aisha who is also a co-convener of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement made the comments on this week\u2019s episode of the #EndSARS special edition of #WithChude staged on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about how she navigates the several bouts of criticism she currently faces as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/muslim-man-condemns-aisha-yesufu-for-joining-protest-says-its-un-islamic\/\">female Muslim activist, Aisha<\/a>\u00a0said, \u201cInsults and praises are people\u2019s opinion and they are not my reality \u2013 opinions like, you are supposed to be a Muslim woman, you are not supposed to talk, and you are not supposed to have a voice, but, one of the things that I have used, even as a child, is the power of knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the way forward, Aisha advised Nigerian youths to remain undeterred in their pursuit for justice and good governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe fact is that the Nigerian youth now have a voice and nobody can call them lazy again. They have gotten the government where they wanted them to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite the use of brute force and using their normal shenanigans to bring in thugs, this movement remains unwavering. You have to understand that this is a Marathon, it is not a sprint. We need to keep going,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prominent #EndSARS activist, Aisha Yesufu has declared that Nigerian youths protesting against police brutality and bad governance now have a voice and no one can call them lazy again. 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