US Government Grants Permission for Nigerian Protest of Presidential Election at Lafayette Park

Nigerians living in the United States of America have been granted permission by the Department of the Interior to hold a protest at Lafayette Park, opposite the White House. The purpose of this demonstration is to express their disapproval of the presidential election that took place in Nigeria on February 25th, 2023. In a memo, the Nigerians stated that INEC “did not follow their guidelines nor rule of law in accordance of democratic principles.” They also added that they are “demonstrating to call the attention of the US government and Biden administration to not recognise the projected winner.” The protest will take place on April 3rd, however, it is required that all participants must “comply with all of the conditions of this permit and with all reasonable directions of the United States Park Police.”