Lagos State chapter of Labour Party (LP) has charged the state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to give further clarification on how his administration came about 103 corpses they proposed burying which the state claimed were victims of #EndSARS protest.
The the state chairman of the party, Pastor Dayo Ekong, made this demand at a press conference which took place at the party secretariat, Ikeja GRA, saying that the clarification became imperative because the government had initially claimed that nobody was killed in the protest across the state except one person.
Besides, Ekong said there was need to shed more light on what circumstances led to such huge number of death, vowing that the party would not rest on its oar untill the information was provided as, according to her, the state government was not sincere with the information it was dishing out on the matter.
The party chieftain said it was evident that those killed in the protest were more than the number of corpses declared, noting that it was no longer in contention whether the corpses were of those killed in Ketu, Agege or even Lekki and notwithstanding the denial by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr.Olusegun Ogboye, that there were no corpses from Lekki Toll Gate among those to be buried.
“The state government can’t just embark on mass burial, it should give the relatives of those concerned to identify their corpses,” she said.
Ekong demanded that labour Party would like to know those who invited the military to the protest scene at Lekki, even as she quickly recalled that no life was lost when similar protests were staged at Ojota years ago for two weeks over planned removal of Fuel Subsidy under then President Goodluck Jonathan administration.
On the petition filed by the party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), Pastor Ekong said the Lagos chapter of the party stood by its flagbearer, just as she cautioned the judiciary to be mindful of the task it was shaddled with as, according to her, all eyes are on it.
“All eyes are on the judiciary, they should be mindful of what they do and do the right thing. They should be mindful of how they handle the case before them. We say, it’s not about self or selfish interest, take the nation first above all others,” the party chieftain said.
The party chairman condemned the proposed N8,000 parliative proposed by President Bola Tinubu to be given to some families across the country to cushion the effects of Fuel Subsidy removal, saying such cannot solve the hardship his administration had imposed on Nigerians.
This was just as she posited that the All Progressives Congress (APC)- led administration, from all indications, cannot manage the nation’s economy effectively, noting that prices of goods and services had since risen beyond expectations making things worse ever in the country’s history.
“Since the APC administration can’t manage the the economy, prices of goods and services have risen beyond expectations.The rise in inflation and devaluation of the currency has made things worst, it has never happened like this in the country before.
“What will N8,000 do for family of eight? We are saying no vehemently. The level of inflation has never been as high as this before, this is sad and unacceptable,” she lamented.
There is hope for Nigerians when we recover our stolen mandate,you will see a new and better Nigeria emerge,” she enthused.
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