Bello Shagari, a grandson of late former President Shehu
Shagari, has said many youths who identify with the #EndSARS protest are doing
so because it has become fashionable.
#EndSARS is a campaign against police brutality which
metamorphosed into a call for an end to bad governance when youths took to the
streets in different cities across the country last year October.
A protest tagged #EndSARSMemorial was held across major cities
yesterday in honour of those believed to have died when gun-wielding soldiers
dispersed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos.
Reacting, Bello, in a post on Facebook, stated that many of
the #EndSARS protesters have little understanding of the socio-political
system.
He said, “A lot of the young people who identify with
the#EndSARS protest are doing so because it has become fashionable. It has
become a thing of show off; that everyone is now an activist. Whereas most of
them have little understanding of the socio-political system.
“However, my advise has always been that we should not focus
too much in protests when we can do better by mobilising young peoples’ votes
to achieve a change in the entire political system, or to change our present
realities, or at least to be in charge of them.
“We must adopt a more progressive and strategic approach
rather than the usual disruptive one which hasn’t yielded any meaningful
results. You can’t be doing the same thing and expect a different result.
“Use the same energy and reinforce it into a political power
at the polls.”
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