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#EndSARS: FG Committed To Fulfilling Youths’ Demands, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, stated his commitment to seeing Nigerian youths prosper, adding that his administration will fulfill the five key requests demanded by #EndSARS protesters in October 2020.
The President made this known during a televised New Year message.
“2020 indeed came with a lot of challenges ranging from security and economic issues across the regions to understandable protests that were mainly led by our youths and served notice to the demand for police reforms and accountability.
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“This government heard, this government listened and this government is committed to fulfilling the five demands of our youths, fully understanding that we all wish well for Nigeria,” he said.
According to the President, Nigerian youths are key to the development and future of the country.
He added: “As a Government, we are committed to actively engaging with the creative energies of our young people. In this regard, we will partner with the legislature to develop an enabling environment to turn their passions into ideas that can be supported, groomed, and scaled across regions. This will create vast opportunities in fintech, agriculture, business process startups, and in the entertainment industry.”
Eko Hot Blog recalls that some of the demands of the #EndSARS protesters included the immediate release of all arrested protesters; Justice for all deceased victims of police brutality and appropriate compensations for their families; Setting up an independent body to oversee the investigation and prosecution of all reported police misconduct within a period of 10 days, among others.
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