Senior Pastor of Daystar and popular preacher Pastor Sam Adeyemi had yesterday made a thread on Twitter with the #ENDSARS hastag to the delight of many Nigerians.
The last few days has witnessed widespread street protest across major cities in Nigeria with the people calling for the end to police brutality being pepertrated by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigerian Police Force.
Via his official Twitter account, Sam Adeyemi made several pleas to the government and called for the reform of the police unit while still recommending ways at which the government cans improve the lives of Nigeria. Sam Adeyemi has been know to be very vocal about youth development and governance in Nigeria. read Sam Adeyemi tweets below
Sam Adeyemi @sam_adeyemi
“1.It is totally unacceptable for the police to fire teargas at young citizens attending non-violent #ENDSARS protests. We cannot sustain the idea that the voice of the African youth is not to be heard.
“To our young citizens, please continue to speak. Please speak as leaders, not as victims. Leaders respond, victims react. Press the point to negotiate for a win/win. The police/public officer is also sometimes a victim of a warped system. Change everything. #ENDSARS
“We are not going to be leaders tomorrow, we are leaders already. Leaders lead with vision and broad perspective. #ENDSARS is a beachhead. The war is bigger. Have a clear picture of a developed Nigeria. Push for a change in values and in the power equation.
“I appeal to leaders in government and the police force, please listen and respond. #ENDSARSNOW as a courageous commitment to change. When people are not heard, they raise their voices. This is a generational opportunity to move 200m people, mostly youths, to achieve development.
“The mean age in Africa is 19.5 years, but the mean age of Presidents is 62 years (The Brookings Institution, Foresight Africa Report 2019). We need interpreters between the generations. The world has changed and political leaders need to know this and to lead with good advice.
“Building a developed economy is inevitable. Let citizens prosper through land reforms, electoral reforms, change of constitution, devolution of power, world class education, infrastructural development, access to capital, etc. #ENDSARS
“Creating or providing these require courageous leadership. Let’s do it. God bless Nigeria. God bless Africa. #ENDSARS”
Report trending on social media has revealed that a plan to counter the campaign for the end of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad #ENDSARS may have been uncovered and it is being promoted with the hashtag #ProSARS.
We reported earlier that IGP had banned SARS operatives and other tactical force from rountine stop and search. Naija.FM also published a report of how Wizkid and Buhari’s aide engaged themselves on Twitter over the #ENDSARS. In the same vain, former president Abubakar Atiku also responed to the call to ENDSARS
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