Wednesday, May 31, 2023
  • Home
  • Advert Rate
Popular News9ja
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Interview
No Result
View All Result
Popular News9ja
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Metro
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Interview
No Result
View All Result
Popular News9ja
No Result
View All Result
Everything on JUMIA
ADVERTISEMENT

The NLC are Merchants of Misery, says Eholor

by Popular News
October 13, 2020
0
121
SHARES
1k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsApp
Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

On the morning of Monday, October 12th, 2020, the One Love Foundation, a non-profit making organisation held a peaceful #Endsars protest at the gate of the Embassy of the United States of America situated in the Central Business District in Abuja.

After the protest the President of the organisation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, had a chat with the media. Popular News brings excerpt of the interview.

ReadAlso

Edo 2024: Economy and infrastructural revolution my priority, LP guber aspirant

Ahon’s appointment a testimony to eye for excellence by Delta Gov – JIFORM

In a few words tell us why we are here

ADVERTISEMENT

We are here because of our future. We are here because of our children’s future. We are here to represent the police. To let them know that we are for them. In the past things have been very political. We have the likes of Professor Yemi Osinbajo(the Vice President), who is a Senior Advocate, who doesn’t know how to represent his constituency coming out to say “my hands are tied. I am tired of SARS. We should end SARS.”

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

Where have you been in the past four years Osinbajo? We should ask him. We have the likes of Abubakar Atiku coming out to say that if we reform SARS the same people are going to be the SARS. Was he not a Vice President for eight years in this country? What did he do? Now we have proven President Muhammadu Buhari wrong today that the youth of Nigeria are not lazy. 

ADVERTISEMENT

I want to give kudos to WizKid, Olamide, Don Jazzy, Davido and others. They have told Nigerians that we cannot continue like this. For many years I have been doing this(protest). I have billboards everywhere saying I want the welfare of the police to be reformed. You cannot have a gun in a policeman’s hand for twenty four hours. They don’t have therapist, they don’t go for any training, they don’t get good pay, no medical treatment, no insurance, no free education for their children and you expect them to see you and be happy with you with AK 47 in their hand? They will not. It is a reverse psychology. They have transferred their aggression to us because the administration of Muhammadu Buhari has failed. So, we are all here with our youth to say it is time for the ancestors to go back to the shrine.

What do you say about the Inspector General of Police’s announcement on Sunday disbanding SARS?

I want to say that it is not enough. They are all lipservice. The Inspector General of Police knows that many times we have said no more VIP police. I have cousins who are politicians. Some of them have what is called a battalion policing them and a community with over 10,000 people have only four policemen policing their area. We have to change this narrative.

Also, something that is very important. The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has failed us. They are Merchants of Misery. The last time we had NLC was during the era of late Michael Imoudu. May his soul rest in peace. When he died his house was not roofed. Now, you have comrades who wear khaki in the day and wear white lace in the night. What we are saying is that the police should be allowed to have an organisation that will protect them. They should be allowed to do a protest so that when they drop their arms the country can be on anarchy and the politicians will know they can’t sleep well in the night because the police have not been taken care of. 

We are tired of seeing the police killing our people. We are not the cause of their problem. The jumbo pay of these unscrupulous bandits we call house of representatives members and senators is too much. How can a man be getting N48million for say Ay and Nay and the police who is carrying AK 47 is getting N50,000. A hungry man is an angry man.

ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

ENDSARS: Edo Police Command begins release of protesters on Obaseki’s intervention

Next Post

Endsars: Tread with care, activist cautions IGP

Related Posts

Ahon’s appointment a testimony to eye for excellence by Delta Gov – JIFORM
News

Ahon’s appointment a testimony to eye for excellence by Delta Gov – JIFORM

May 31, 2023
1k
Ibori points the way forward for Tinubu
Featured

Ibori points the way forward for Tinubu

May 30, 2023
1.1k
Lucky Igbinedion eulogizes Dokpesi
News

Lucky Igbinedion eulogizes Dokpesi

May 30, 2023
1k
‘Riceman’ mourns Dokpesi
News

‘Riceman’ mourns Dokpesi

May 30, 2023
1k
Raymond Dokpesi and the Broadcasting Organization Of Nigeria (BON) Awards
News

Obaseki mourns passing of DAAR Communications founder, Chief Raymond Dokpesi

May 29, 2023
1k
Edo State Residency Card’ll ensure effective planning for education, healthcare, others
News

Edo State Residency Card’ll ensure effective planning for education, healthcare, others

May 29, 2023
1k
Next Post
Benin Solidarity Movement calls for dismissal of Edo Police boss over escape of hoodlums from police custody

Endsars: Tread with care, activist cautions IGP

Discussion about this post

ADVERTISEMENT

Highlights

Eholor seeks relieves against FG, five others in court

MWAN offers free breast, cervical cancer screening for women in Edo

Obaseki mourns passing of DAAR Communications founder, Chief Raymond Dokpesi

JIFORM greets Tinubu, demands Diaspora Ministry, decent job negotiation

PS, Service Chiefs hail Magashi for providing leadership to the Armed Forces

Edo State Residency Card’ll ensure effective planning for education, healthcare, others

Minister lauds NAWOJ’s professionalism in projecting women issues

ADVERTISEMENT

Just In: PDP is a busybody, says Supreme Court

Gen. Ndiomu’s vision in Presidential Amnesty Programme yields fruit

Obaseki assures improved welfare for children

ADVERTISEMENT

Trending

AAU Special Intervention Team(SIT) should be disbanded, says group
Press Statement

Call Obaseki to order, Edo National Voice pleads with Tinubu

May 27, 2023
1.2k

It is no longer news that the inability of Governor Obaseki to take custody of our returned stolen Artefacts has...

Ibori points the way forward for Tinubu

Ibori points the way forward for Tinubu

May 30, 2023
1.1k
ECOWAS Court fines FG half a Nmillion, bars FG defence lawyer from the Court

ECOWAS Court fines FG half a Nmillion, bars FG defence lawyer from the Court

May 30, 2023
1k
‘Riceman’ mourns Dokpesi

‘Riceman’ mourns Dokpesi

May 30, 2023
1k
PRESS RELEASE

Stakeholders reject PDP ‘Kangaroo Primaries’ in Owan West

May 26, 2023
1k
PAP: Ex-agitators urge Tinubu to retain Ndiomu

PAP: Ex-agitators urge Tinubu to retain Ndiomu

May 24, 2023
1k
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Everything on JUMIA
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Facebook Twitter Instagram

About Us

Logo

News gathering and dissemination is a business that is worth the while. We have put in some 40 years of experience in the business to equip us for the task at hand. We promise to let these years of experience to bear in the discharge of our duties and as well meet your expectations in this one stop news portal. Our main focus, of course, will be Nigeria.

CONNECT WITH US

SECTIONS

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Breaking News
  • Business
  • Celebration
  • Crime
  • Culture and Tradition
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Exclusive
  • Featured
  • Gender Issues
  • Governance
  • Grassroots
  • Health
  • Hospitality
  • Infrastructure
  • Interview
  • Judiciary
  • Lifestyle
  • Metro
  • Migration
  • News
  • Newspapers
  • Oil and Gas
  • Parliament
  • People's Parliament
  • Photospeak
  • Point of View
  • Politics
  • Press Statement
  • Pussyfoot
  • Religion
  • Right of Reply
  • Security
  • Sponsored
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Tete-a-Tete
  • Tourism
  • Travels
  • Tribute

NEWS SOURCES

  • Bightnews
  • TrackNews
  • National Daily
  • Point News Nigeria
  • Socialist Workers
  • Nigerian Tribune
  • The Nation
  • Thisday
  • The Sun
  • Daily Independent
  • Nigerian's news
  • PM News
  • Vanguard
  • Premium Times
  • Punch
  • Sahara Reporters
  • The Guardian
  • Bayelsa Online News
  • Leadership Newspaper
  • Daily Times Of Nigeria
  • © 2021 Popular News9ja - Web Designed by AfeesHost.

    • Home
    • News
    • Politics
    • Metro
    • Business
    • Entertainment
    • Sports
    • Interview

    © 2021 Popular News9ja - Web Designed by AfeesHost.

    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.