EndSARS: Senator Ita-Giwa begs youths to end destruction of properties in Calabar

Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, a former special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly (NASS), has pleaded with the Nigerian youth to end the destruction of public properties.

Senator Ita-Giwa directed her plea on Saturday, October 24, to youths in Calabar, the Cross River state capital, over the looting and destruction of government facilities, Channels TV reports.

The senator lamented that the violence that has been sparked during the EndSARS protests and the havoc done so far have affected all classes of the society.

Ita-Giwa pleaded: “Please my children, we are not oblivious of the fact that we have failed and wrong you, your country Nigeria has failed you, the elders have failed you but please stop the violence.”

Meanwhile, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) had accused all 36 Nigerian governors of hoarding COVID-19 palliatives while citizens in their states were crying of hunger during and after the lockdown.

Following this allegation, SERAP sued the governors before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

The human rights group called on the ICPC to carry out an investigation into the issue and publish its findings including the names of the states involved in the alleged act.

The petition, signed by SERAP's deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, was sent on Saturday, October 24, to the ICPC's chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye.