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ENDSARS Protest Is A Wake-up Call For Nigerian Leaders-Rochas Okorochas

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5 years ago

October 30, 2020

Sen. Rochas Okorochas says ENDSARS protest is a wake-up call.

News Rain Nigeria reports that the former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorochas says that the ENDSARS protest is a wake-up call to the Igbo and Nigeria leaders as a whole.

Senator Rochas while answering questions from Journalists Friday in Enugu on Friday, shortly after the 2-day southeast leaders meeting on the aftermath of the nationwide violent demonstrations by youths, stressed that even though the #ENDSARS was later hijacked by those with a different motive, but it was a wake-up call for all leaders to take up to their responsibilities”.

Okorochas maintained that we need peace and unity in Igbo land and in Nigeria, we believe in the unity of this country, and we believe in the entity called Nigeria.

All Igbos, who believe so, we are deeply concerned by recent happenings and we never imagined that kind of dimension in Igbo land.

ENDSARS Protest Is A Wake-up Call For Nigerian Leaders-Rochas Okorochas

“So we are here to reassure our youths, and we are here to reassure Nigerians that we will take the necessary steps to correct some of the things perceived as wrongdoings and to make Nigerians know that Igbos are part and parcel of this country and will remain so and unquestionably,”

The Former Governor of Imo State, who is now currently representing the Orlu senatorial district of Imo state in the senate stressed that the Igbo political leaders have resolved to shelve their party differences and affiliations work for the interest of Ndigbo and Nigeria ahead of the 2023 general elections and beyond.

Okorochas said, “Igbo leaders have also taken a decision to properly mentor and empower the youths in readiness to take over from them more equipped to handle the challenges of the time,”