the region suffered greatly during the recent crisis in Nigeria.
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Governors of the South-West and traditional rulers are
calling for special protection of economic assets in the
region.
The Governors and traditional rulers made the call during a
meeting held on Sunday in Lagos State.
“Before our very eyes, what started as a peaceful demonstration
turned to different thing that became a threat to all of us, who
are regarded as elite,” the Chairman of the South-West Governors’
Forum, and Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, said in the
meeting attended by the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim
Gambari.
“What we witnessed in the violence showed that something needs
to be done to address the underlying issues and come out with
solutions. We must be able to sustain the peace in our region at
all cost.”
During the meeting meant to address the destructions that
greeted the recent destructions in the country, particularly in
Lagos, the Ondo Governor noted that the violence sparked by the
EndSARS protest shook the Southwest to its foundation.
According to him, the dimension of violence especially in Lagos
was worrying, admitting that the peace of the South-West
was fragile in the aftermath of the violence.
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President Muhammadu Buhari who was represented by Professor
Gambari, said the #EndSARS protests showed the frustrations of the
youths who had been sidelined for a long time.
According to him, the political class must go beyond rhetorics
and equip young people to make them competitive in the labour
market.
“Our Government’s effort are emerging from multiple level. The
Vice President and Governors are designing an engagement framework
through the National Economic Council that will be rolled out
across States of the Federation,” the chief of Staff to the
President was quoted as saying in the meeting.
“Chief among them is police reform across all its dimensions.
Community policing as an additional layer that can resolve some of
our security issues.”
Other persons who attended the meeting included all serving
members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) from the region, the
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu and traditional
rulers from the South-West.
See photos from the meeting below:
