By Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled the “Walk for Peace” planned for December 2021.
The governor, in a press statement on Thursday, announced that he has shelved all preparations for the peace walk following the outbreak of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
“Between Tuesday 30, November 2021 that I made my address and now, we have seen a significant rise in cases associated with the Omicron variant of this pandemic.
“Given this development, I am constrained to stand down all preparations for the Walk for Peace. I will not endanger the life of any Lagosian in my sincere search for peace. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support the initiative received from far and near. The deluge of support is, however, indicative of one thing: our people know the strategic place of peace to our quest for development,” he said.
Recall that the governor in an address on November 30, had invited some arrowheads of the October 20 EndSARS protest to a peace walk for “the healing of Lagos”.
Those invited for the walk included Folarin Falana (Falz), Debo Adebayo (Mr. Marcaroni), Dele Farotimi, Temitope Majekodunmi, Segun Awosanya (Segalink), Adedotun (Just Detoun), Seun Kuti, Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu and Commander of Rapid Response Squad (RRS), CSP Yinka Egbeyemi, among others.
In reaction, Falz, Mr Macaroni, the younger Kuti, and some other leading figures of the protest, had rejected the invitation, saying there must be justice for EndSARS victims before peace. However, some youths in the state had vowed to walk with the governor in solidarity.
