Lagos lawmaker, Desmond Elliot (@DesmondOElliot), on the recent events in Lagos and Nigeria:
"Social media has its negative impact."
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"Please celebrities, social media influencers, stop the hatred already."
"Social media has its negative impact."
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"Please celebrities, social media influencers, stop the hatred already."
"If you're tired, come and enter government." - Desmond Elliot, member of Lagos House of Assembly.
@DesmondOElliot has apologised for his comments:
"I have read your honest feedback and suggestions and I sincerely apologise for addressing the youth as 'children'.
"I did not mean to be insensitive with this, it was borne out of the magnitude of destruction and looting...
"I have read your honest feedback and suggestions and I sincerely apologise for addressing the youth as 'children'.
"I did not mean to be insensitive with this, it was borne out of the magnitude of destruction and looting...
"...of businesses I witnessed when I went on a tour of my constituency.
"I saw women crying and my constituent members distraught as a result of the damages inflicted on their source of livelihood. I was moved by this while giving my submission on the floor of the House."
"I saw women crying and my constituent members distraught as a result of the damages inflicted on their source of livelihood. I was moved by this while giving my submission on the floor of the House."
"I allowed my emotions get the better of me and for this I apologise to everyone my earlier statements may have hurt.
"Please, understand that even the best of us make mistakes.
"Please, understand that even the best of us make mistakes.
"This is why, moving forward, I ask that we all try to engage constructively on the issues that affect all of us. I promise to do the same.
"The pain that I feel for my constituents, the calls for assistance that I continue to get, and the need to mitigate against further..."
"The pain that I feel for my constituents, the calls for assistance that I continue to get, and the need to mitigate against further..."
"...destruction and violence will continue to drive my engagements and my work.
"I thank you all for expressing your views, and in the future, I promise to be more conscious and aware."
"I thank you all for expressing your views, and in the future, I promise to be more conscious and aware."
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