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The National Coordinator, advocacy for Quality Leadership and Health awareness Foundation, Eng. Anselm Ijebor has blamed the federal government for the loss of innocent Nigerian youth and properties at the wake of the ENDSARS protest in the country.
According to the National Coordinator of the NGO, who said the Nigerian government did not show concern or any sign of meeting the demand of the protesters at the given time .
Engr. Amsolem Ijebor while addressing Journalists in Lafia, the Nasarawa state Capital, maintaining that the #ENDSARS protest should not have escalated given that the Nigerian government had shown signs of meeting the demand of the protesters
He said the new attempts by the government to further muzzle the democratic rights of the people sparked off the youth organising themselves and demanding for their rights.
“People must have the socio-political consciousness that the youth have the right to protest and make demands to reclaim the country. What happened during the #EndSARS protest is a signal that the federal government has failled the nation and must live to meet the yearning, aspirations and desires of the people”, Eng Ijebor declared.
The National coordinator who is a member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, Fellow of Nigeria Technologist in Engineering said nothing is wrong with ENDSARS protest, but what led to the violent protest was administrative incompetence in handling the agitation of the youths.
“Why the youths resorted to violent protest was as a result of the government inability to manage the situation. It is either we fix Nigeria or we die trying to have a better country for the generations yet unborn.
The mood should be that we want to reclaim the country, the country belongs to us. All resources in the country belong to us and not a few rich,” he said.
“An average Nigerian should be inspired by those that died during the protest, those martyrs that laid down their lives and the desire ultimately is to transform Nigeria into a socialist state,” Eng. Ijebor stated.
While accepting that diologue and nagotiation are veritable instrument of peace, Eng Ijebor said ‘aluta’ change should be redefined to reflect the emerging circumstances in the country and decry the unacceptable level of banditry, kidnapping and robbery cases in the country
