Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to PresidentMajor Muhammadu Buhari mr. Femi Adesina says former President Olusegun Obasanjo commended Buhari’s speech on the #EndSARS protests last night.
According to Adesina, Obasanjo told Buhari at a virtual meeting of heads of states on Friday that he “made points that I believe need to be commended”.
The Presidential media aide made this known in a statement titled, ‘How EndSARS Protest Was Hijacked; Misdirected, President Buhari Tells Former Heads Of State’.
He quoted Obasanjo as saying, ”I commend the speech of last night. The nation had been waiting. You made points that I believe need to be commended. Peaceful demonstration is part of democratic practice. The demands of the genuine protesters were accepted, and you are working on implementation. We commend you.”
Adesina, however, said Buhari told the past Nigerian leaders at the meeting that he would not fold his arms and allow miscreants destroy the nation.
”We accepted all the demands and proceeded immediately to scrap SARS and started the process of addressing the other demands.
”Unfortunately, the protesters refused to call off the protest and engage the Government to address their grievances. Instead, they became emboldened and gradually turned violent.”
Also at the meeting were Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Ernest Shonekan, Gen. Abulsalami Abubakar, and ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.