STATEWIDE BROADCAST BY THE GOV. OF EBONYI STATE, ENGR. DAVID NWEZE UMAHI ON THE ONGOING #ENDSARS PROTEST IN EBONYI STATE ON 21ST OCTOBER, 2020

STATEWIDE BROADCAST BY THE GOV. OF EBONYI STATE, ENGR. DAVID NWEZE UMAHI ON THE ONGOING #ENDSARS PROTEST IN EBONYI STATE ON 21ST OCTOBER, 2020

 STATEWIDE BROADCAST BY THE GOV. OF EBONYI STATE, ENGR. DAVID NWEZE UMAHI ON THE ONGOING #ENDSARS PROTEST IN EBONYI STATE ON 21ST OCTOBER, 2020

1.Let me first, pay my condolence to all those who lost their lives in the cause of this agitation tagged #EndSARS.

2. We leaders did not see anything wrong in the demands of our young children, however, it is very unfortunate that these wonderful young children have been infiltrated by hoodlums who now started to burn properties of innocent citizens.

3. I therefore appeal to my colleagues to do everything possible to protect the lives of these peaceful protesters as they have been doing.

4. In my state, Ebonyi, I have noticed with sadness, how peaceful protest in Ebonyi State has been hijacked by hoodlums and cultists who were shifted from outside the state into our very peaceful state.

5. On Monday, I had addressed the peaceful protesters and went ahead and met all their demands in line with the directives of the federal government.

6. These hoodlums and cultists have burnt many police stations, moving to prison to set prisoners free and there are attacking security agencies including shooting at them.

7. These hoodlums and cultists are not Ebonyians but they came from outside because they do not wish us well.

7. Security agencies in our state have sustained injuries from the attacks of these hoodlums and the provocation. These Security agencies have exercised great patients and wisdom in handling the issue at stake and I urge them to continue doing just that.

8. Government vehicles and infrastructure of government have come under severe destruction and this is regrettable.

9. I will continue to say that the peaceful protesters have their legitimate demands and I offer my apologies for many areas we leaders have failed our young children. We believe that the success of the peaceful #endSARS protest will make we leaders make amends where necessary.

10. I appeal to our people not to allow outsiders to distroy the modest improvements of our state which may not have gone down well to some people outside our state who do not wish us well and who imported these hoodlums to our state.

11. I therefore, call on security agencies to block all our borders from 7:00 pm today, the 21st October, 2020 and to protect all lives and property.

12. Furthermore, I, the Governor of the state, by the powers conferred on me by the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, I hereby impose a 24 hours curfew from 7:00 pm today, the 21st of October, 2020.

13. I appeal to all these hoodlums and cultist to please use the time available today to leave the state very peacefully and I appeal to all the security agencies to continue to maintain calm even in the face of sever provocation and attack.

13. Weather these people came from outside is a reality but they remain our children and so, I appeal to them, again and again to please, leave the state as all the demands of #EndSARS peaceful protesters in the state, I have met them. I also intend to work with them on the affairs of the state so that the interest of the young children are being incorporated and I believe that in going forward, every state must dialogue with the young children and also take them into confidence in the affairs of their states because the future belongs to them and therefore, we cannot afford to mortgage their future.

God bless the federal republic of Nigeria and God bless Ebonyi State.

Posted in As It Happens | Date:October 22nd , 2020 | Comments: 0| Views: 486

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