Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said that during his younger days, he was an EndSARS protester who knew when to stop.
The governor said this on Friday at a virtual symposium organised by the Harvard Kenny School Alumni Association of Nigeria
He said, “We do owe them a duty to begin to respond to those reasonable demands that they make for a good education which is a right not a privilege, for accountable governance, for human rights protection and I think this is something that the government must respond to.
“They are the larger part of the population but they need to really rid themselves of a sense of entitlement because nobody gives you these things freely, you have to fight for it and I am glad that they are beginning to fight for it.
“Ultimately, when they start knocking on that door, and they break the door open, they will be allowed in. But in breaking it open, they can do it by stealth rather than by brigandage.
“Some of us have spent our time at the barricade. In the better time of my younger days, I was also a #EndSARS protester of sorts as you know. But I knew when to stop and when to start negotiating with those in power and authority and ultimately, we made some progress.”
Fayemi was a member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) which fought against the military’ decision to annul the June 12 election of 1993.
