Sanwo-Olu Meets Buhari, Presents Report On ‘Lagos Destruction’

The Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has presented
a report on properties destroyed by hoodlums in Lagos to President
Muhammadu Buhari.

The presentation was done in the President’s office in the Aso
Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.

A tweet on the Presidency’s verified Twitter handle,
@NGRPresident, revealed the reason for Governor Sanwo-Olu’s visit
to the State House.

“President @MBuhari this afternoon met with Governor
@jidesanwoolu of Lagos. The Governor presented a Report on the
extent of the destruction suffered by Lagos State in the aftermath
of the ENDSARS protests. #AsoVillaToday,” it said.

The governor, however, declined to take questions from State
House Correspondents at the end of the meeting.

Meanwhile, it would be recalled that Ministers from the
southwest who were directed to relocate to their home states for
the purpose of dousing the tension created by the #ENDSARS protests
and the lawlessness that followed, recommended that a thorough
investigation into the Lekki Toll Plaza shooting incident
particularly the role of the military.

In their report presented to the Federal Executive Council
(FEC), they had also recommended that the federal government should
assist businesses affected by arson and looting in Lagos and other
parts of the country through the Central Bank of Nigeria and the
National Economic Council (NEC).

They specifically recommended the use of the CBN Intervention
Mechanism under the COVID-19 funding or any other related funding
mechanism to assist victims of the arson attack across the country,
beginning with Lagos State.

The Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has presented
a report on properties destroyed by hoodlums in Lagos to President
Muhammadu Buhari.

The presentation was done in the President’s office in the Aso
Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.

A tweet on the Presidency’s verified Twitter handle,
@NGRPresident, revealed the reason for Governor Sanwo-Olu’s visit
to the State House.

“President @MBuhari this afternoon met with Governor
@jidesanwoolu of Lagos. The Governor presented a Report on the
extent of the destruction suffered by Lagos State in the aftermath
of the ENDSARS protests. #AsoVillaToday,” it said.

The governor, however, declined to take questions from State
House Correspondents at the end of the meeting.

Meanwhile, it would be recalled that Ministers from the
southwest who were directed to relocate to their home states for
the purpose of dousing the tension created by the #ENDSARS protests
and the lawlessness that followed, recommended that a thorough
investigation into the Lekki Toll Plaza shooting incident
particularly the role of the military.

In their report presented to the Federal Executive Council
(FEC), they had also recommended that the federal government should
assist businesses affected by arson and looting in Lagos and other
parts of the country through the Central Bank of Nigeria and the
National Economic Council (NEC).

They specifically recommended the use of the CBN Intervention
Mechanism under the COVID-19 funding or any other related funding
mechanism to assist victims of the arson attack across the country,
beginning with Lagos State.