Governor Akeredolu backs government freezing #EndSARS protesters account - Channels Television

In a recent interview on Channels Television Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State submits that "It was so clear that probably some people were getting to fund this for reasons other than endSARS, so if you know money went from accounts that are suspicious then do you say the government should just keep quiet?". See the video below:

But according to channels in a news report on Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC) condemned the shooting of #EndSARS protesters noting that the older generation cannot afford to keep "sinful" silence over the incident. The report has it that the Pastor also condemned the freezing on accounts of #EndSARS protesters describing it as some of the actions taken by the government which needs to be reversed.

 

While commending the Federal Government for taking some actions like the disbandment of SARS; setting up a panel of inquiry with youth representatives; and the launch of N75B Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (N - YIF), Bakare urged the Federal Government to reverse the decision of freezing the account of #EndSARS campaigners, the report submits.

However, The Serving Overseer in the course of the news report added the following statements:

"As I reminisced on the unfortunate incident of the shooting of unarmed protesters by Nigerian soldiers, I recalled with solemnity how I almost lost my life in the Ali Must Go protests as armed policemen fired live bullets into a crowd of students protesting peacefully"

"It is painful that the younger generation has had to face the same beasts we fought in my generation. This is why we cannot afford to keep sinful silence when the youth of our nation are being oppressed by a Nigerian state that is supposed to protect them"

"As our nation returns to the drawing board in the wake of the #EndSARS protests, I have observed with keen interest the policy actions and positions taken by national and subnational governments to address the broader issues of youth development in Nigeria"

"I commend these actions by the Federal and state governments. They have, to an extent, been forced to self-reflect and align with the times"

"Truth be told, this season of our national life requires deep humility, sobriety, and delibrate thinking through, both by the government and the governed, in order to ensure that our plans, policies, and actions are weighed before they are implemented to avert the re-occurrence of our most recent crisis"