#EndSARS: Buhari Holds Virtual Meeting With Former Head Of States.

The virtual meeting of godfathers.

Following the recent security issues across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari held a Virtual Meeting with all living former Heads of States and Presidents today.

Reports had it that, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Chief Ernest Shonekan, Gen. Abulsalami Abubakar, and former President Goodluck Jonathan were online for the virtual meeting.

The president discussed the EndSARS protest and that he had accepted the demands of the protesters.

“We accepted all the demands and proceeded immediately to scrap SARS and commenced the process of addressing the other demands”, he said.

That was made known through the Twitter page of the President’s office.

President @MBuhari today held a Virtual Meeting with all living former Heads of State and Presidents: Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Chief Ernest Shonekan, Gen. Abulsalami Abubakar, and former President Goodluck Jonathan. pic.twitter.com/GU5PyH0E3h
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) October 23, 2020

The President recounted the initial concessions made by his administration on the demands of youths protesting against excesses of some SARS members: “We accepted all the demands and proceeded immediately to scrap SARS and started the process of addressing the other demands.”
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) October 23, 2020

“Unfortunately, the protesters refused to call off the protest and engage the Government to address their grievances. Instead, they became emboldened and gradually turned violent.” — President @MBuhari
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) October 23, 2020