Okei-Odumakin Reacts To Buhari’s Speech: He spoke like a military dictator

President of Women Arise and Centre for Change, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari nationwide broadcast, saying he spoke “tough, like the no nonsense military dictator that he once was.”

Buhari had addressed Nigerians on Thursday in the wake of the unrest going on across the country after the #EndSARS campaign was hijacked by hoodlums.

The President called on youths to discontinue the street protests, but did not acknowledge the incident that happened at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State on Tuesday as expected by most Nigerians.

“…I call on all Nigerians to go about their normal businesses, and enjoin security agencies to protect lives and properties of all law abiding citizens without doing harm to those they are meant to protect. Let me pay tribute to officers of the Nigeria Police Force who have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty.

“This government respects and will continue to respect all the democratic rights and civil liberties of the people, but it will not allow anybody or groups to disrupt the peace of our nation,” part of his statement read.

Reacting, Okei-Odumakin, in a statement released shortly after Buhari’s broadcast, said those who expected him to speak like a ‘father’ have been disappointed.

She stressed that the Nigerian leader made no “reference to the youth demonstrators who were mowed down in cold blood” but specifically paid “tribute to officers of the Nigeria Police Force who have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty.”