EndSARS: We need to rebuild trust with citizens — Osinbajo

EndSARS: We need to rebuild trust with citizens — Osinbajo

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A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire.

The Federal Government says there is the need to rebuild the trust between the government and the governed in the aftermath of the EndSARS protest.

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said this during the Rebuild Lagos: Dialogue and Partnership event organised by the Lagos State Government to inaugurate the Eight-member Board of Trustees of Rebuild Lagos Trust Fund held at Ikeja.

Osinbajo said that there was the need for government at all levels to rebuild the lost confidence with the people so as to forestall a repeat of the destruction witnessed in the country in the aftermath of the EndSARS protest.

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He said that never should the carnage witnessed in Lagos be allowed to repeat itself.

back link building services=0></a></div><p><span data-preserver-spaces=true>The vice president described the destruction as a national tragedy and a major setback for the country, adding that the bulk of income from non-oil products the country was getting came from Lagos State.</span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=true>“Never in the history of our nation has this former capital city, and our nation’s commercial nerve centre experienced such mindless acts of violence and the enormity of destruction that occurred.</span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=true>“Perhaps, it is worth emphasising that the destruction and disruption of life and work in Lagos is a national tragedy and a major economic setback for the nation, even as we face the most difficult economic challenges in our generation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=true>“We have seen how the noblest causes, such as the EndSARS protests designed to call attention to a serious malignant problem of brutality and extrajudicial killings, can be subverted, leading to the exact opposite of its objectives; chaos murder, looting, and arson.</span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=true>“So, we saw what can happen when the restraints of law and order are loosed and anarchy is given free rein.</span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=true>“These trying times offer an invaluable learning opportunity, a teachable moment, and it is the lessons we draw from this period that will shape our path going forward,´´ he said.</span></p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'> <a href=https://www.adhang.com/guest-posting-services/ ><img class=lazy src=