Mercy Adesanya-Davies
31 Jul
COUNTRY President of the United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UNITED NATIONS-POLAC), Prof Mercy Olufunmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has called on the organisers of planned nationwide protests, dubbed "End Bad Governance in Nigeria, to give the Government more time to “right the wrongs.” She noted the demands of the protesters which included that the government should bring…
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