If only Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State had known that events of the past would come hunting his political career, then perhaps, he would have prepared himself for the worst.
Little did he know that Lagosians are yet to forget the #EndSars incident. The wounds of the protest is still fresh in the minds of many.
Even though the inquest has remained an endless search for who ordered the shooting, Nigerians will not forget.
Many persons lost their lives while agitating for an end to the brutal killings of Nigerians by men of the Police Force.
Imagine an agitation to end brutal killing resulting in brutal shooting of protesters. Such an irony.
Unfortunately, years after the incident, Sanwo-Olu wants to contest again as the Governor of the state and he is not finding it easy.
October 20, 2020 (A Unique Number)
Indeed, October 20, 2020 is a day Nigerians will never forget in a hurry.
That day, many families lost their loved ones.
Women became widows, children became orphans.
The streets of Lagos was littered with dead bodies and ‘blood flowed like a stream’.
That was also the day the military, which is suppose to protect the lives of civilians, turned against them.
In all this drama and bloodshed, the government did nothing. It rather denied the killings that occurred that day.
Failed Administration
Sanwo-Olu, says his administration failed in its role during the #EndSars protest particularly the Lekki shooting.
He said this on Wednesday during an interview on ARISE TV.
The Governor of Lagos says, he has learnt his lessons.
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According to him, considering the level of the incident, there is no leader that would not want to involve in forensic analysis to know what had happened.
Who Gave The Order?
The governor said he was concerned about getting verified information on what happened on October 20, 2020, when the Nigerian army opened fire on unarmed civilians instead of the social media posts.
Sanwo-Olu pleaded that everyone should drop the question of ‘who gave the order’ and engage in a role-play or put themselves in his situation.
But will the people listen and throw at him their thumbs at the polls that will come on Saturday?
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On who sent the army to the toll gate during the #EndSars protest, the governor exonerated himself.
According to him, it was not in his position and space to order the military to go to the Lekki tollgate just like in the case of what happened during the presidential election.
