Speech lacks empathy, emotion, short of expectations, contains gaps – #EndSARS protesters, SANsThe President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , on Thursday, berated people he called subversive elements
whom he alleged were bent on using #EndSARS protesters to cause chaos and truncate the country’s democracy.
Others are psychological evaluation of all disbanded SARS officers before they can be redeployed, and increase in police salary. “For you to do otherwise will amount to undermining national security and the law and order situation. Under no circumstances will this be tolerated. The Nigerian leader regretted that the promptness in which his regime responded to the demand of the protesters to disband SARS was misconstrued as a sign of weakness.
“On approving the termination of SARS, I already made it clear that it was in line with our commitment to the implementation of extensive police reforms. Buhari also said some people were spreading falsehood, particularly through the social media that his regime was oblivious to the pains and plight of its citizens.
These, according to him, included the plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years; the creation of N75bn National Youth Investment Fund to provide opportunities for the youth and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Survival Fund. According to him, the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission has been directed to expedite action on the finalisation of the new salary structure of members of the Nigeria Police Force.
Many observers had indicated that troops could not be deployed in any location without the knowledge of the President who is the Commander-in-Chief He said, “The presidential speech contained some avoidable lacunae. For instance, the President accused the international community of jumping into hasty conclusions with respect to the Lekki shootings.
George, a lawyer, noted that the presidential address failed to assuage the people’s pain and loss, adding that it was rather filled with recriminations and threats of sanctions. Uwaifo said, “The African Bar Association hereby unequivocally condemns the national broadcast of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The address, which was empty and devoid of any leadership, shows that Nigeria is on a rudderless passenger train heading for an unknown destination.
On her part, Director of Programmes, Yiaga Africa, Cynthia Mbamalu, said the President seemed to be forgetting that the #EndSARS protest was not about his initiatives but rather about police brutality in Nigeria and the level of impunity in which security officials operate in Nigeria.The party’s position was contained in a statement titled “EndSARS: Buhari’s Address Disconnected, Failed Empathy Test – PDP,” signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr.
The forum of the South-West Governors, in a statement in Akure, by its Chairman and Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, also begged youths of the zone to suspend their protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police.
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