John Yima Sen

thumb|John Yima Sen John Yima Sen, (12 February 1951 – 6 October 2020) was a Tiv Nigerian intellectual and political activist. He was deeply involved in the political movements that challenged the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida military dictatorship. He was the Secretary General of Campaign for Democracy (CD) and an active member of the Democratic Alternative that forced General Babangida out of power after his unpopular annulment of the 12 June 1993 Nigerian presidential election. He was also a member of the Olusola Saraki led Northern Union and a frontline participant of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign. Quotes The alarm has been sounded that Nigeria cannot make it without a revolutionary exit. The country has attained a degree of rot and decay that cannot be managed without a revolutionary exit. John made this quote during an interview with Intervention. Nigeria is a traumatized state but not a failed state at all. What has happened really is that Nigeria has not lived up its potential. This statement was made during an interview with Vanguard. The potential of Nigeria to be a great nation is enormous Yema made this statement during an interview with Vanguard newspaper. The problem of Nigeria can’t be solved by true federalism or restructuring, rather commitment to development of infrastructure. John made this statement during an interview with Independent newspaper Category:2020 deaths Category:Men Category:People from Nigeria Category:1951 births