The Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has declared his support for the #EndSARS protesters.
The Governor in an interview with Seun Okinbaloye on Channels Television yesterday, Thursday, 15th October, 2020, announced his participation in the protest and aired his view and opinion about the lamentations of the Nigerian agitated youths.
“Absolutely I was on the street, I was at the barricade, I protested for change. I was involved in anti-military pro-democracy activism and I will like to think that my involvement in politics is still at the extension of what I did in those days.”
“I don’t see myself less an activist now that I’m a politician. So, there’s nothing wrong in what the young ones are doing. I think we ought to even encourage them to ask more questions to put our feet to file, to hold us to office and there is no question that we should be responsive and responsible to those who put us in office.”
“However in doing that, I think it is also important for them to be absolutely clear about what they want; it shouldn’t be agitation for its own sake but agitation with the purpose to getting result and I hope this leaderless movement can become more organized, more coercive in putting the views strongly across the people and even getting more involved.”
“We can’t ignore them; 65% of the population of this country is under 30, so it is a serious segment of our population and we must pay attention to what they are telling us as political leaders”, the 55-year old added.
Reporters: Odabi Collins & Akhimien Happiness
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