THREAD: Communique issued today (Sunday 8th November 2020) after a meeting of Governors and Traditional Rulers of South West States and Presidential delegation, including Minsters from the South West.
1. We express appreciation to Mr. President and his administration on the responsiveness to the initial demands of the ENDSARS demonstrators and for his firm handling of the aftermaths of the protest.
2. We endorse the call by traditional rulers call for regular consultations with state governors and federal authorities on challenges facing the state and for appropriate recognition of their role in the Constitution.
The threat posed by the recent destruction of key public assets to the economy of the Southwest has brought up a Peace Dialogue in which political leaders, traditional rulers and leaders of thought across the region came together to discuss the way forward.
Lagos State Government hosted the dialogue, which was at the instance of all the six Governors of the SW states, to forge a common front with traditional institutions in addressing ....
FLASH: 253 persons arrested by the Police for criminal offences in connection to the #EndSARS protests in Lagos State are to be released immediately for non-disclosure of a prima facie case against them by the Police.
A statement released earlier today by the Office of Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, explained that the Nigeria Police forwarded 40 case files in respect of the 361 persons ...
... arrested for criminal offences in connection with the #EndSARS protests to the Directorate of Public Prosecution for Legal Advice, between 4th and 5th of November, 2020.
Lagos State has continued to receive solidarity and support from well-meaning leaders across the country in the aftermath of the last month’s coordinated destruction of public assets and private properties instigated by the hijack of youth protest.
On Saturday, Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum @ProfZulum led political leaders from the Northeast region of the country on a commiseration visit to Governor @jidesanwoolu and the people of Lagos over the attack.
A member of the school’s staff was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the 2nd of November. Contact tracing has revealed that a student and four contacts of the staff member are positive for COVID-19.
The staff member fell ill for a few days and received first aid at the school clinic. She subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday 2nd of November at the Lagos State Biobank.
FLASH: The Lagos State Government has again warned motorists to desist from driving against traffic in violation of the State Traffic Law, which is now very common among vehicle owners, especially commercial bus drivers.
The Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde (@dr_oladeinde), who gave the warning today, affirmed that the full weight of the law will be brought to bear on violators, ...
.... stressing that the high rate of traffic violations in such areas as Ojota, Ajah and Eko Bridge are regrettable.
In his words: “We will not condone driving against traffic from either public or private motorists.