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Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by bolaayenimo: 2:22pm On Oct 20, 2020
Prince Tony Momoh, a former Minister of Information on Monday said it was unfair to say that #EndSARS protesters are being sponsored to destabilise the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent, Momoh, who is one of the national leaders of the All Progressives Congress(APC) also appealed to the federal government to listen to the demands of the youths. 

He gave example of Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow movement who was chased away by the #EndSARS protesters in Abuja as testament to the fact the protesters are not taking instructions from anyone to do what they are doing. 

He said " I don't share that view that they are sponsored . Nobody told the youths to come out and protest. Look at a person like Omoyele Sowore who appeared in Abuja at the #EndSARS rally and wanted to join them". 

"However, they chased him away saying they are not looking for a leader or any politician in their midst. Nobody is paying the youths to do what they are doing. That is why we must listen to what they are saying and fulfill their demands". 

"We must not only listen to what they are saying but do all we can to attend to them before they become more violent. Nigeria must become a world power and there is nothing anybody can do about it".

"This is the opportunity to attend to what the youths are saying. Many people have identified the difference between the poor and the rich. We must decongest space through restructuring". 

"When we have done this, economic deregulation is automatic. For the federation we have, there is a lot and lot of powers concentrated at the centre, and how do you resolve that you have unemployment all over, you have banditry, thousands of people who are qualified, there are no jobs for them because you have not decongested the political space".

https://www.independent.ng/listen-to-demands-of-endsars-protesters-tony-momoh-tells-buhari/

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by ILoveDemMANNA: 2:35pm On Oct 20, 2020
We must not only listen to what they are saying but do all we can to attend to them before they become more violent. Nigeria must become a world power and there is nothing anybody can do about it".
We have all it takes to stand alone as a nation.
All we need is a good plan and not what we have been doing since 1960.
With this protest by Great Naija youths,
We are on the way to a great nation.
We are on the way to being the Giant that God created us to be.
And nothing can stop that now.
This is ALL I stand for.
Do you stand with me?

ALL POLITICIANS SHOULD BE PLACED ON MINIMUM WAGE TO ATTRACT GENUINE PUBLIC SERVANTS,
NO POLITICIANS SHOULD EARN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF ANY CIVIL SERVANT, IN BOTH SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES

#EndSARSBrutality
Peaceful protest is the way to go.
#IStandWithAPeacefulProtest

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Miyachi: 2:35pm On Oct 20, 2020
The thing is, the government isn't ready to budge.

Your president laughed when Sanwo-Olu was briefing him on some of the demands being made, that should give you an idea of what he thinks about the protests.

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by cynthia9: 2:35pm On Oct 20, 2020
If him like make he listen. We edolites are no longer interested if he listen

For all those shouting that Edo is losing focus on the protests

Let me state here that edo has moved from peaceful protests to a revolution.
This stage edo state are now is a revolution stage
As am typing now
Upper boys are running to confront police with their AK 47

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Oxtonguy: 2:35pm On Oct 20, 2020
wink Mr Tony
Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by ILoveDemMANNA: 2:35pm On Oct 20, 2020
Naija youths......
WHAT TO DO FOR NOW?
I suggest that YOU back out of the protest for now.
The Nigerian youths have made their presence felt and their voices heard.
A wise performer leaves the stage when the ovation is high.
Let's not allow bad eggs to spoil our achievements so that we can successfully build on this in subsequent months and years


#EndSARSBrutality
Peaceful protest is the way to go.
#IStandWithAPeacefulProtest

He said " I don't share that view that they are sponsored . Nobody told the youths to come out and protest. Look at a person like Omoyele Sowore who appeared in Abuja at the #EndSARS rally and wanted to join them". 

"However, they chased him away saying they are not looking for a leader or any politician in their midst. Nobody is paying the youths to do what they are doing. That is why we must listen to what they are saying and fulfill their demands". 




I love NIGERIA. My new Nigeria.

My most happiest time of this protest was when I saw where the youths pursued Omoyele Sowore alele...
They were shouting at him, "GO AWAY",
We don't want you here.
We don't want you or any politician.
Why are you wearing Revolution Now shirt?
You are supposed to be wearing EndSARS.
Sowore, get away from here,
We don't need you
GO away before we change am for you.
If you want to support us, go do so on twitter....
Just GO AWAY!!
Yele was just blabbing, he couldn't say any words that makes sense other than, 'I am here so you won't be killing yourselves or people supporting you bla bla bla' grin

These are the youths that want a good and better Nigeria, not some criminals and fraudsters using protest as bojuboju.
Even The crimimal Melaye Dino got his own hot backlash few days ago.
Una all go hear am in due time.

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Even when one Kanu follower try to make his demi-god relevant in this genuine protest by Naija youths, they sent him back to Kanu as e dey hot!
A kanu follower telling Nigerians that it was because of Kanu on biafra radio that sane nigerians are contributing money. Food , water, drinks to we protesters all over Nigeria.
The youths quickly cleared him sharp sharp grin

sonofspada:
Woow lovely gesture.
Most of all these celebraties listen to radio biafra oo, cause NNAMDI KANU keeps insisting that protesters are feed, whether groundnuts, mama put, pure water whatever it is anyone can afford, because these protesters are soldiers and soldiers match on their stomach.

This is a welcome development
Ur Nnamdi Kanu dey craze in this protest.
Nobody listen to your radio biafuro bvllshit.
Naija youths are in this alone. Fvck mad Kanu wherever he is. A coward that ran away and left his followers like you to fend for ur sef. Cover ur eyes in shame.
Even die-hard sowore was disgraced and pursued away,
Not to talk of useless, coward kanu.
You just want to shook his name and make the idiot relevant in this genuine protest by Nigerian youths, as e dey hot.
He should run back to his so called zoo and lead the protest now! Dead on Arrival.
Correct Naija youths.....We moveeee.

For some bigots and political party animals that think this protest is about one political party,
No, you are wrong.
The foundation of this nation has been destroyed for over 60 years now.
Now is the time to take it back.
We have been sitting on a time bomb few years into this Dem-all-Crazy since 1999.
We will visit all politicians that looted our past and future one by one.
They will all vomit the future they looted and chop anyhow.
Na turn by turn, Wait for your turn.
Naija youths ti take over...

#NigeriaMustBeGreat

Up Correct Naija Youths...
WE MOVEEEEEE!!!

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Salmoneus(m): 2:35pm On Oct 20, 2020
Lol
Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Gwagone: 2:36pm On Oct 20, 2020
He said my mind
Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by DoctorDree(m): 2:36pm On Oct 20, 2020
It’s better they do!!!
Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by julioralph(m): 2:36pm On Oct 20, 2020
Will he? lipsrsealed lipsrsealed lipsrsealed

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Mokason28: 2:36pm On Oct 20, 2020
Pardon my vexation BUHARI IS A FOOOOLISH deaf GOAT
This fight is beyond #ENDSARS it is a call for justice and a LOUD EXPRESSION of our displeasure with the cluelessness BUHARI gave us as governance.

If you succeed in dispersing the protesters now, you have only postponed the inevitable for another DAY and on that day there will be no turning back

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Joshmodest(m): 2:36pm On Oct 20, 2020
The moment people started dying it was clear the protest was fast losing its salt....
We were protesting for the good of people and in turn we stopped people from getting their daily bread as if the food at the protest ground can feed everyone , and we sent innocent kids who just resumed after a long break and teachers who have stayed months without salaries back home ....
There is no way you repair the future by destroying today ...I thought we should have re strategize when we had the chance , maybe give the govt a week or two to implement and return at their failure to do so ....
Sadly we allowed the influencers and those who were feeding off the protest to take us to the hoodlums highway , now they've hijacked the protest, used it to vent at the police and the whole thing might just die a natural death !!
We've successfully cooked jollof rice then we allowed thugs to pack sand inside , So sad for all those who lost their lives in this protest !!!

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Xtabellah(f): 2:36pm On Oct 20, 2020
Wise words #ENDSARS
Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by mushystuff: 2:36pm On Oct 20, 2020
Ah! So Tony Momoh still has residual sense that can manifest once in a while? Useful idiot that has finished mortgaging the South!

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by sammysmiles(m): 2:36pm On Oct 20, 2020
Why hasn't this old man addressed us

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Lovelies1: 2:36pm On Oct 20, 2020
Thank you let them listen to restructure
This protest can't come and be in vain

South Nigeria republic

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by reubenobi(m): 2:37pm On Oct 20, 2020
Nice
Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by bluegrass07: 2:37pm On Oct 20, 2020
grin angry angry

No be this man say make we stone dem if after 2 years dem no deliver? grin grin grin grin grin

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Cerveau(f): 2:37pm On Oct 20, 2020
Better,

We don't want our youths turning this kind of touts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMXsZxwLcSI

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by kwen1: 2:37pm On Oct 20, 2020
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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Kingdemu: 2:37pm On Oct 20, 2020
I never had an encounter with members of police SARS, but I stood in solidarity with the agitators even though we slightly differ in terms of the fate of the unit.

While I am for it's reform, the protesters are for it's decommissioning. In the end, the protesters had their way, the government succumbed to their demand and decommissioned it.

At this juncture, having made the gov't to disband the unit and quickly rolled out modalities towards reforming the Nigerian police, what was expected of the protesters was the suspension of the protest and instead monitor the process of implementing the reforms to ensure that it is effected to the later.

Where they started losing it was when some of those supporting the protests began to insult, malign and even blackmail those who question why they continued with the protest after what was seen by all as an initial success.

Also, perhaps intoxicated by the euphoria, other Nigerians who complained that their lives were made miserable as a result of the blockade of the road by the protesters were not left out in the insults.

Soon the protesters started behaving like the SARS they were up against, asking people to live with the hardship, that they were fighting for their salvation. That was a wrong thing to do. You can't force people into supporting your movement, you make your movement appeal to them, and none of which is by denying them their freedom of movement and telling them to live with it.

Now the protesters are saying thugs have infiltrated them, pointing accusing fingers at the ruling party. Whether the accusation is true or not is not the issue, what is the issue is that they gave room for whoever drafted the thugs by not listening to the voice of reason.

If they had listened, and quickly announced the suspension of the protest to give the government the benefit of the doubt, whoever planned the said 'infiltration' of the thugs would have done that, and their protest would have been a complete success.

Now they are busy trying to dissociate themselves from the thugs which will be difficult. Whether they were brought in to disrupt the protest or not, they are using your umbrella and hashtag. At this point, learn to take responsibility of your mistakes and move on, otherwise your own call for government to take responsibility will be a hoax.

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Nelly4you: 2:37pm On Oct 20, 2020
something must be done.. buhari address Ur nation nah
Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by DEHVEHLOP(m): 2:37pm On Oct 20, 2020
no be person wey get ear they listen....










jubril lost his hearing Long ago in Sudan

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Dominiqueismad: 2:38pm On Oct 20, 2020
Buhari is deaf and dumb, useless man to ever lived.

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by BigSarah(f): 2:38pm On Oct 20, 2020
This guy that requested Buhari and Osinbajo be stoned If they failed....He doesn’t mean it

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Judolisco(m): 2:38pm On Oct 20, 2020
Buhari doesn't care... He has his style of leadership where ministers are in charge his own is to be traveling around as president... Na Nigerians do mistake.... If Buhari doesn't address d country b4 d week runs out... We will have another issue on our hands by next week....

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Oluwafhemmi10: 2:38pm On Oct 20, 2020
Wisest advice i've heard so far...God Bless him for that unlike other fools who are still blindly defending d evil gov't.

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Yohnshogun: 2:38pm On Oct 20, 2020
True
Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by mike8804: 2:39pm On Oct 20, 2020
violence is the only language understand by Nigeria government, that's why they grant amnesty to armed group and oppress the docile ones.
Blood is a price that must be paid for freedom, revolution in Nigeria is long over due. After revolution then we can restructure or disintegrate.

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Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Didi2d(m): 2:39pm On Oct 20, 2020
Well said baba
Re: Tony Momoh To Buhari: Listen To Demands Of #EndSARS Protesters by Yohnshogun: 2:39pm On Oct 20, 2020
DO YOU KNOW THAT THE END SARS LOGO IS A FEMINIST LOGO AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROTEST ASIDE THE RAISED FIST.
LETS MAKE SURE AS WE END SARS WE ARE ALSO WATCHFULL SO THAT A GREATER PROBLEM WON'T COME AFTER THAT.

MEANWHILE, THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE. IT IS EASIER TO BAN PROTESTERS BUT HARD TO GIVE THEM THEIR DEMANDS
WE SAY SHAME

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