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Lagos State artisans and technicians have warned the Labour Party governorship candidate in last Saturday’s election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to desist from destructive and inciting comments that may cause the breakdown of laws and order in the State, saying Lagos cannot afford a repeat of EndSARS saga.
The
artisans and technicians advised Rhodes-Vivour to channel his grievances over
the gubernatorial poll through the appropriate channel, which is the court of
law, rather than inciting people with ‘infamous outbursts and calls for
terror.’
Speaking
at a press conference in Ikeja on Wednesday, the artisans and technicians
through the National Coordinator of Association of Nigeria Artisans and
Technicians (ASNAT), Adeshina Akinyemi, who addressed journalists,
congratulated Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for his victory
during the March 18 gubernatorial poll and vowed to defend the Governor’s
mandate.
They
appealed to Governor Sanwo-Olu to establish an autonomous governmental agency
or parastatal that will serve as an overseer agency for the operational
activities of all Lagos artisans and technicians, pleading that one of them, a
professional artisan or technician should be allowed to head or manage the
agency or parastatal when created.
He
said: “The Governor’s re-election serves as a re-affirmation of confidence and
faith reposed in him by majority of Lagosians. Through his character of
competence, capacity, and sagacity, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has demonstrated his
vast knowledge of Lagos and Lagosian needs.
“We
believe that Governor Sanwo-Olu will use the opportunity provided by his
re-election to leverage on his first term achievements and success to provide
more beautiful milestones in infrastructural developments in all sectors of
governance through his THEMES agenda.”
The
artisans and technicians who vowed to defend the mandate given to Governor
Sanwo-Olu by Lagosians called on all the traditional fathers, especially Oba of
Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, and all Eko elders to call Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour to
order and warn him to desist from his destructive and inciting comments.
“We
must be cautious and vigilant as our attention is drawn to the inflammatory
statements and ranting of the Labour Party’s candidate in the last Lagos State
gubernatorial election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who has been calling on his
supporters to unleash terror on Lagos by embarking on a violent and aggressive
protest just because he lost an election in a clean and clear contest.
“At
this point, we call on the Police, the DSS, and all other relevant security
agencies in Lagos State to be alert and call Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour for
questioning over his recent outburst. This is exactly how the EndSARS issue
started without paying any important attention to it until it escalated and
ravaged the whole country like a colossus.
“We
fear that, if the urgent step is not taken to caution Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour,
the aftermath of his action might also escalate like the EndSARS and the worst
hit will be the artisans and technicians who depend on daily income to feed
themselves and their families.
“We
all remember how that inglorious pandemonium called EndSARS ravaged the entire
country for almost two weeks and made it impossible for artisans and
technicians to work and earned income, to that event, we lost many of our
members to cold hands of death while some went into depression which cost them
mental illness while some contracted stroke and have not recovered till date.
So, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour should be made to retract his infamous outburst and
call for terror," they said.
Speaking on the need for an autonomous government agency or parastatal for Lagos artisans and technicians, Akinyemi said its establishment will bring about rapid development and progress to their sector and will take them out from being a liability to the government to being a great asset and major contributory body to the Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) of Lagos State.
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