Protests have continued to gather momentum as protesters marched on the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as early as 8am demanding implementation of police reforms.
Eme Affiah, one of the protesters said government wanted to stop the protests more than they wanted to stop police brutality.
“The government clearly don’t care about the masses, because if they did, we won’t still be protesting on the eleventh day. When it was time to remove bikes and kekes from the city, it didn’t take them more than two days.
“But when it comes to simply heeding our request to EndSARS who are killing people, they are slow. In fact they are hiring thugs to kill peaceful protesters.”
Experts make case for Lagos Free Zone
Business Experts have called on the government and private sectors to promote timely investments such as the Lagos Free Zone to drive economic recovery.
Leading the call, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Professor Adesoji Adesugba said: “As a developing country, we need to focus on key areas that can lead to accelerated economic development.
“It is also important to stress that irrespective of legislation, the purpose and the mandate is that free trade zones must be tax-free. So, have to make sure that ours is not different from others.”
Adesugba assured that the NEPZA will also be upgrading its investment promotion unit to a full-fledged department, maintaining that it is important the government and the private sector promote investments such as the Lagos Free Zone.
