Salihu Yakasai, Special Adviser on Media to Kano state governor, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari as lacking empathy for citizens.
He was speaking on the #EndSARS issue that has instigated a lot of online and offline protests and has sparked national outrage.
Amidst all of this, the President of the Federation has refused to address the country and this has birthed various reactions.
Yakasai tweeted about the President’s silence. “So many times when his people are going through a difficult time and expect some sort of tap on shoulder to reassure them that he is in charge, but he failed to do so.
“The ‘I don’t care attitude’ is on another level. To speak to your own people over issues that are bedevilling them has become something like a favour you are doing to them.
“Over and over again, you cannot spare five minutes to address the nation to calm them down, the same people you went to the 36 states to beg for their votes, it is heartbreaking.”
Thousands of youths have taken to the streets to express their displeasure and anger over being harassed for dressing fine, carrying dreadlocks, owning expensive phones and going about their daily duties with their laptops. They have vowed not to end the protests until the authorities give in.
The #EndSARS protests have made international news with protests springing up outside Nigeria.
Prominent figures including the daughter of the President, Zahra Buhari-Indimi as well as the daughter of the Vice-President, Kiki Osinbajo, along with international celebrities have joined the protests.
