After more than four hours of deliberations at an emergency meeting Monday, the National Economic Council (NEC) today, a resolution has been reached by the Council that the deeper reasons behind the #ENDSARS protests and its fallouts should be addressed by the federal and state governments.
To this end, the council has set up a committee to engage the youth, representatives of civil society organisations, religious and traditional leaders on employment, social safety net programmes and national unity, among other key issues of concern.
The committee would be chaired by the Vice President with governors of Sokoto, Borno, Niger, Ondo, Ebonyi and Delta states as members.
The committee, which is to commence work immediately, would develop a comprehensive framework under the auspices of NEC that would coordinate joint actions and steps to be taken by the federal and state governments to examine the fundamental issues underlining the protests and arrive at effective solutions, including how to enhance Nigeria’s national security.
While supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to a complete overhaul of the nation’s security services, NEC also commended the Nigerian Police Force and security agencies for their handling of the disturbances in some states of the federation.
The council said most of the Nigerian security personnel are law-abiding and capable of restoring law and order in the country.
