The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has finally addressed his citizens after over two weeks of nation-wide protests & rioting, resulting in an unquantifiable loss of lives and properties.
In his speech, he failed to critically address and tackle the #endsars protest, in order to put an end to the grievances of the angry youths nor did he made mention of restructuring Nigeria. He shabbily referred to the protesters as “so-called protesters! The following are culled from his speech;
“We shall continue to ensure that liberty and freedom as well as the fundamental human rights of all citizens are protected.
I am indeed deeply pained that innocent lives have been lost. These tragedies are uncalled for and unnecessary. Certainly, there is no way whatsoever to connect these bad acts to legitimate expression of grievance of the youth of our country.
Spreading of deliberate falsehood and misinformation through social media in particular, that this govt is oblivious to the pains and plight of its citizens is a ploy to mislead the unwary within & outside Nigeria into unfair judgement and disruptive behaviour.
On the contrary, both our deeds and words have shown how committed this administration has been to the wellbeing and welfare of citizens, even with the steadily dwindling revenues, and the added responsibilities and restrictions due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
With regard to the welfare of police personnel, the National Salaries, Income, and Wages Commission has been directed to expedite action on the finalization of the new salary structure of members of the Nigeria Police Force.
For you to do otherwise will amount to undermining national security and the law and order situation. Under no circumstances will this be tolerated.”
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