Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF, Salihu Moh. Lukman has suggested ways in which the federal government and sub-national entities can navigate out of the current challenges posed by the wave of ongoing #EndSARS protests across the country.
He said, “the protest and its popularity among our young people are indication of the urgency for our politics to become more responsive and oriented to attract wider citizens participation. Intuitively, the ongoing protest is a clarion call on our political leaders in APC to respond to growing demands both within the party and by Nigerians to ensure that the progressive credentials of APC is oriented based on commitment to promote radical politics”.
The PGF DG noted that the youth have woken up to the challenge of political engagement to address problems affecting them and have taken over the streets and the airwaves.“At best, government and all of us actively involved in politics are doing catch up. For more than a week, across all our media, both locally and internationally, news about Nigeria is all around the protest by our young people. The protest is very popular, and the leadership appear very determined to continue with the protest.
“The truth is, the crisis facing us as a nation as much as it affects everyone, it is more destructive to our young people. For instance, access to educational opportunities is abysmal, the small openings lead to very dark tunnels that may only provide glimpses of hopeless reality. Public education is in its worst state such that both teachers and students have to look outside the classrooms for the new society if any at all.
Lukman noted that across some states, there are reports of young people calling for an end to insecurity, somehow suggesting opposition to the disbandment of SARS, adding that what all these demonstrate is that the challenges are complex and diverse, and the leadership required to resolve them must be responsive to all the demands.
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