The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday revealed that efforts to reach the President, Muhammadu Buhari after the shooting of protesters at the Lekki toll gate, were met with failure.
Sanwo-Olu said that he made several attempts to reach the president after soldiers began to fire bullets at protesters.
According to the governor, the first time he called, the President was not in the office, adding that the second time, he was said to be at the Federal Executive Council meeting.
Sanwo-Olu spoke during an interview on Arise Television on Thursday.
Lagos and several parts of Nigeria have been in turmoil after the #EndSARS protest turned violent with several lives lost across the country.
Sanwo-Olu however denied ordering the soldiers to shoot the protesters.
He told interviewers: “I made phone calls to the President. I made calls twice yesterday (Wednesday). The first time, he hadn’t come to the office and the second time, he was at the FEC meeting.
“So, indeed, I have not spoken to him directly. I actually did call to speak with him. But like I said, he was at the FEC meeting and probably had his briefings.
“He was the one that asked the Chief of Defence Staff to call me and I think it was when he got my message. He (CDS) said to me, that it was the President that asked him to call. I don’t have a report to say. We haven’t spoken.”
Many Nigerians have expressed dismay at the president’s failure to intervene as the crises continue to escalate.
