Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, also visited Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to commiserate with him.
He condemned the violence and destruction of property in Lagos, saying the state will require N1 trillion to rebuild damaged facilities.
“The governor was just telling me now, it is going to take about a trillion naira to rebuild Lagos; that makes my heart heavy and I asked the governor how much is the next budget, and he said, it’s about a trillion naira. That will cover salary, overheads, capital, growth, development. Now, you are forced to look for a trillion naira to rebuild and compensate.
“You can see we are going backwards; in reverse, we must always think of consequence – foreseen or unforeseen and intended and unintended action. I encourage the young people to let us sit at the table,” he stated.
Gbajabiamila, who was accompanied by members of the House from Lagos State, urged people not to read ethnic dimension to the issue, promising that the National Assembly will assist in rebuilding Lagos and other states affected by the violence.
He said: “This certainly is not Lagos State of our dream that we all talk about. I believe that no matter how brave or face anyone put into it, even the protesters have their regrets that things went this far.
“From my understanding and from what I have seen, those who were for the protests and those who did not join were all affected. It is very unfortunate to see the level of destruction.”
