The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, and other leaders in the Agege area of Lagos met today emphasising the need for unity, resilience and patience as the country anticipates a nationwide protest, starting tomorrow, 1st of August
The leaders also met with various youth groups in the area reminding them that President Bola Tinubu is working to resolve the challenges facing Nigeria.
The Speaker urged the leaders to advise and plead with their children and other residents against engaging in any activity that could incite violence in the state.
“We are enjoying the dividends of democracy in Agege especially and our governor is trying for us. There are a lot of developmental projects ongoing in Agege. If the government is doing all these, why would any of us want to be combative against the government?
“The world is just coming out of COVID-19 and there are global crises and wars. So it is not just about Nigeria. If you go to Sudan, close to us here, landlords have forgone their homes. Libya was once like a European country, go there today. We all need to be patient.
“Our pastors and Imams here, we should teach messages of peace, unity and patience every time we preach especially at this time.
“Inflation is a general issue, it is not isolated. The President is seriously working on it. He is just one year in office and this is too short to resolve all the problems,” Obasa told the stakeholders including religious and traditional leaders, heads of markets, civil society groups, artisans and community development associations.
On his part, Wale Ahmed, a member of the House of Representatives, emphasised the unity in Agege while expressing optimism that the youth would not be part of a protest that has a tendency to escalate into violence.
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