#EndSARS: Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo Assures Nigerians Buhari is Committed to Police Reform
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has made known in a series of tweets on Wednesday afternoon that the Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari “is committed” to “resolving the #EndSARS impasse in Nigeria”.
The Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo called for calm and “the use of dialogue” in resolving the crisis, revealing that he has spoken to President Buhari who he assured “had begun the processes that will lead to reform”.
On Tuesday, October 20, Nigerian soldiers stormed the Lekki area that had served at the headquarters of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality and extortion, killing between 9 to 40 young people according to various estimates.
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Ghanaians as well as Nigerians criticized the Ghanaian’s president’s intervention, criticising him for waiting until lives were lost to make his intervention. President Akufo-Addo is the current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the regional organization for political and economic integration.
The Nigerian energy and infrastructure expert, Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani tweeted, “Unbelievable. But his own people don’t even deserve the dignity of a national address? We who are hurt and devasted by what is happening?”
Here is a selection of other responses to the Ghanaian President’s tweet:
That’s why Ghana love you ❤
— #EndSars🇳🇬 (@baafinelson) October 21, 2020
Let it be known that the Ghanian president spoke about this even before the Nigerian president
What a shame 💔🇳🇬🇳🇬 💔
— Unilag’s Finest ✨ (@bluegirlolu) October 21, 2020
Diplomats resolved. Now we move in full force. #Endsars. You could clearly see the president spoke after ECOWAS issued statement. That’s the respect for sovereignty in Africa.
— Kay (@Kwesi_Agyei_) October 21, 2020
I now understand this wise saying “ACTION NOT WORDS”
— Rans🇬🇭 (@Kwame_Takyi_) October 21, 2020
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God bless you Mr President 🙏❤️
— Nungua Burnaboy (@Views09) October 21, 2020
The ECOWAS chairman has spoken. God bless you Sir.🙏🏾🇬🇭
— Fiifi KWABS (@fyne_fii) October 21, 2020
Till death do me and NPP Government apart
We love you Nana Kalypo..4more4Nana❤️❤️🇬🇭— Drip💦🇬🇭🇳🇬 (@zwenis_) October 21, 2020
He can talk to you in Ghana but can’t address his people at home. Nana, can you do that to your own people? If the answer is ‘yes’ then case closed.
— HIM. Mr. Ola 🦧- 🦍- (OG) (@ulsherlan) October 21, 2020
He can talk to you in Ghana but can’t address his people at home. Nana, can you do that to your own people? If the answer is ‘yes’ then case closed.
— HIM. Mr. Ola 🦧- 🦍- (OG) (@ulsherlan) October 21, 2020
Nana Pleaee where can I Vote for you more than once ?
I Love You too Much— EXPENSIVE BOWY🦁🇬🇭🇫🇷 (@nanamillz) October 21, 2020
