{"id":76520,"date":"2020-10-23T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T14:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=76520"},"modified":"2020-10-23T15:08:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T14:08:32","slug":"reps-caucus-knocks-buhari-over-endsars-protests-speech-says-president-lacks-empathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/reps-caucus-knocks-buhari-over-endsars-protests-speech-says-president-lacks-empathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Reps Caucus Knocks Buhari Over #EndSARS Protests Speech, Says President Lacks Empathy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives took a swipe at President Mohammadu Buhari\u2019s speech on the #EndSARS protests, describing it as lacking in empathy and not meeting the expectations of Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In a statement signed by Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, the Minority Leader of the House of Reps, the caucus frowned at the failure of the President to show empathy to the victims of the killings by soldiers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has reviewed the Thursday speech by President Muhammadu Buhari on the protest across the country and submits that the address did not meet the expectation of most Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAs representatives of the people, our caucus is particularly surprised that Mr. President\u2019s speech did not find a space to\u00a0 address the killing of innocent and unarmed Nigerian youths at the Lekki Toll gate; the very development that sparked off violent restiveness across the nation and consequent widespread demand for a presidential address.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe minority caucus expected that the address by the President to come with some empathy for victims of the killings and other acts of brutality by unscrupulous security operatives, particularly at this time when a soothing words from the President would have gone a long way to calm frayed nerves.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIndeed, the expectation across Nigeria was for Mr. President to reassure Nigerians, especially the youths by forcefully condemning the killing and brutalization of our young ones, announcing an accelerated independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the gruesome acts and setting a clear pathway for the much-needed overhaul of our security system.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe much desired national healing, peace, unity and stability of our nation anchor on such show of concern and commitment by leaders.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAs lawmakers, our caucus therefore urges President Buhari, as the father of the nation, to take further steps to realign with the expectations of the people and reassure the nation by immediately setting up an independent inquiry into these killings with a view to prosecuting and bringing the perpetrators to book.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis is in addition to an inquiry into videos and reports that unscrupulous security operatives mobilized thugs to attack peaceful protesters and unleash violence on innocent Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThose behind such shameful act that escalated sectional hostilities and pitched citizens against one another should be brought to book.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe Minority caucus once more urges President Buhari to urgently rejig the nation\u2019s security architecture by replacing his service chiefs with more competent and professional hands to assist in effectively handling the security challenges confronting the nation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMr. President is further urged to take urgent steps to accelerate action on his economic reforms so as to provide ample opportunities for our youths to gainfully participate in our productive sectors and ameliorate the hardship, hunger and frustration in the land.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe Minority caucus notes that history beckons and that the unity, stability, peaceful co-existence and general wellbeing of citizens in our country should be paramount at this point in our national life.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOur caucus again commiserates with the families of the victims of this unfortunate development, while suing for calm across the country and urging for a collective action that will engender a united and peaceful Nigeria for the good of all.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives took a swipe at President Mohammadu Buhari\u2019s speech on the #EndSARS protests, describing it as lacking in empathy and not meeting the&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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