The New Nigerian Project, a non-governmental organization has called on the federal government to listen to the calls of EndSARS protesters and take all necessary steps towards addressing those genuine calls for such reforms.
The Chairman, Mohammed Alhaji Danjuma who made the call in a press release issued on Saturday, explained that the reform will adequately address the myriad of issues and injustices that have bedeviled our great country.
He said this is the time to come together as a people and eschew any form of violence along with sentiments that will further exacerbate our problems rather than solve them.
The group condemned those using the cloak of protest to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens by destroying and looting the properties of Nigerians.
Danjuma explained that the last thing Nigerians need now as a nation is the break down of law and order which will present an opportunity to the anarchists and enemies of Nigeria to cash in and propagate their sinister and ignominious agenda.
He said history is replete with a lot of examples for us to see and learn from, an uprising and anarchy begets nothing but further woe unto its people. Let us remember Libya, Tunisia, Sudan, Iraq and even recently, Lebanon, just to mention a few countries which are all a shadow of what they used to be priot to the Arab Springs of 2011.
He also called on the Nigerian youth, National leaders, religious and traditional leaders and all patriots to observe restraint and show leadership by putting Nigeria first in their actions and utterances so as to calm already frayed and sensitive nerves.
“A perilous and onerous approach to protest if left to fester among our teeming youth across the country could quickly dissolve into a dangerous situation that will leave a scar on our great country.
“Above anything else, we place utmost importance on the sanctity of our unity as a country with a beautiful rainbow of diverse ethnicities under the geographical landmass called Nigeria.
“As a country and people, there is so much that has gone wrong for so long that needs to be addressed and very urgently, too. But change only comes with painstaking planning, patience, sacrifice and commitment.
“We recognize and identify with the peaceful protests and protesters and their constitutional rights to protest,” he said.
