Worried by the growing animosity over the outcome of the #EndSARS Panel, especially in Lagos state, a community leader, High Chief Lukman Olayemi Adebanbo, Gbadewolu Adegboro I, Ibeju Lekki, has impressed on the citizenry the need to sheathe their swords and give peace a chance.
Fielding questions from selected journalists, ahead of his official coronation coming up soon, Arowolo, who is currently Baale Ilu Araromi Ibeju, the Oba-elect of Ilu Araromi Ibeju, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, said Nigeria cannot afford to witness another ethnic conflagration, especially at this time when insecurity is rife as that could spell doom for the country.
While acknowledging the fact that a lot of what led to the bitter exchanges was as a result of the past animosities and ill-feelings against the law enforcement agencies, the community leader would rather Nigerians let bygones be bygones.
“If we have differences amongst ourselves it is not enough reason to make it affect our commerce and trade. We must seek for the development of the state. I’m particularly appealing to the victims of the #EndSARS protest, especially the families who lost loved ones. I beg you all to forgive and forget. I urge them all to accept this as the Lord’s doing and something fated to happen,” he said.
“I urge all Nigerians to sheathe their swords over the outcome of the #EndSARS panel sitting. Nobody is above making mistakes. Once a mistake has occurred all we need to do is to get to a round table and dialogue peacefully to resolve the issues and differences. I particularly appeal to all traditional rulers and community leaders across the length and breadth of Lagos state and the entire country at large to hold peace talks with their citizens wherever they are,” he further stressed.
He reiterated the need for traditional rulers and community heads in Lagos to sue for peace, saying, “Lagos is the commercial nerve centre of the country and a lot of industries are domiciled here whose continued existence is dependent on peaceful and harmonious relations with everybody including the indigenes and settlers. We all must join hands together to build Lagos and make it a better place for us to live peacefully.”
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