We congratulate the newly elected 46th President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, on his massive victory over incumbent, Donald Trump. We, youths, believe so much in you as an experienced Politician who had served as Congress man for 40 years and as Vice President to former President Barracks Obama for 8 years and we do hope that you will use these antecedents to bring everybody on board in America and World at large and move the entire Globe forward with America leading in front.
We say kudos to all the US based Nigerians who also won their elections like Omu – Aran, Kwara State Born Oye Owolewa elected US Washington DC Representative; Ms Esther Agbaje, from Aramako – Ekiti, who was elected into Minnesota House of Representatives; and Nnamdi Chukwuocha emerged as the 2nd time Winner of District 1, Delaware State of Representatives.
The Committee set up by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammad Adamu, to assess damages suffered by the Police Force during #EndSARS protest has revealed that nothing less than 100 AK – 47 rifles, 2600 pieces of ammunition were looted across Lagos State during attacks on 37 police formations in the State.
According to the Chairman of the 10 – man damages assessment Committee, Yaro Abudu, 367 vehicles, 10 armoured personnel carrier, saloon cars and Hilux vans were also burnt during the unrest in the State. His team has started taking inventory of property destroyed in police facilities apart from the Officers killed across 17 States with Lagos as first point of call, being an epicenter.
It is on this note, we are calling on our Traditional Rulers, Community Leaders, Civil Society members, Youths and all patriotic individuals to do their investigation and report any discovery of firearms in their area to the nearest Police Station because failure to do so means, the same waepons will be used by these Criminals against the Community.
#EndSARS Protests claimed 73 lives Nationwide while over 150 BRT luxurious Buses, TVC Building, the Building housing the Vintage Press Limited, Publisher of the Nation Newspaper, 5 Police Stations in Oyo State, the Palaces of Oba of Lagos and that of Soun of Ogbomoso were burnt and vandalised and 1,596 Suspects were arrested. Apart from others, too numerous to mention here.
It is rather unthinkable that despite this gravity of havoc wrecked on these innocent lives and properties of the individuals, Corporate Organisations and Governments across Nigeria by thousands of Hoodlums during the #EndSARS Protest, some People could still be nursing the idea of coming back to the Nigerian Roads to start the 2nd phase of #EndSARS Protest.
No reasonable Human Rights’ Activist will like to protest under this kind of fragile condition except enemies of the State and men of the under World, who are rooting for their selfish interests again and all hands must be on deck to nip it in the bud.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the former Heads of States and Governments and that of the Nigerian Traditional Council have made it clear to everyone trying to embark on this 2nd phase of, but unpopular protest, that he or she is on his or her own. Nigerians are now wiser and fully prepared with the turn of these events because these ugly incidents had never happened before to us.
Coalition for A Better Nigeria, founded in 2009 and representing the voice of the Coalition of Hundreds of credible Organisations within and Outside Nigeria is calling for a thorough investigation into lekki shootings and that of the historic damages done by the Hoodlums during the #EndSARS protests so as to bring all these Culprits that brought the Country to this painful stage to book, to serve as deterrent to others, we are equally saying NO to another #EndSARS Protest meant to vandalise Nigerian economy the more.
We have had enough of damages, maiming, looting, carnage and arson and only God knows when the Nation will be fully recovered.
Meanwhile, restructuring is key to the positive turn – around of the system of administration which has always been leading to various forms of agitation in Nigeria. To this regard and based on the APC 2015 electoral promise, we advise the Federal Government to start implementing the recommendations of the Mallam Nasir El – Rufai Committee without further delay.
Congratulations to the 19th Emir of Zauzzau, Amb. Ahmad Bamalli, whose coronation ceremony is holding today in Kaduna State.
Many Happy Returns to Oba Abdulrasheed Ayotunde Olabomi Odundun IV, Aragbiji of Iragbijiland, on your Birthday as well Senator Teslim Folarin, representing Oyo Central Senatorial District @ 57.
We mourn the two Southwest Prominent Leaders, Bobajiro of Ibadanland, former Special Adviser to the President on budget, former Permanent Secretary, Ministries of Finance and Agriculture, Western Region, former Head of Service, Oyo State, Chief Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele and former Presidential Candidate of National Action Council and Owa ‘Tapa of Itapa – Ijesa, Oba (Pastor) Olapade Agoro.
May their gentle souls rest in peace.