EndSARS: People verbally abuse me every time … — Desmond Elliot
The popular Nigerian actor and politician, Desmond Elliot has said that the people vet their anger on him ever since he has made a comment during the EndSARS protest in 2020.
The thespian revealed how he got verbally abused everytime people get in touch with him.
While granting a television interview, the popular actor sent his message of apology to the people.
He said the hatred he suffered from the people was too much.
The Informant247 recalls that the film actor now a political actor was heavily criticised during the #EDNSARS protest in 2020 following his comment in the state assembly floor, where he described the youth of the country as children.
The comment of the lawmaker infuriated many youth who have continued to heavily criticise him since the incident in 2020.
The Informant247 also recalls that the veteran actor was heavily criticised on social media for the wooden bridge he constructed in his constituency which many considered as a low standard.
Elliot also commissioned toilet in the Surulere community.
He revealed the financial worth of the wooden bridge ‘pako bridge’ he constructed for the residents of his constituency.
The controversial wooden bridge with his picture attached to it generated criticisms online.
He explained that he went around the area to sympathize with a mother who lost her 13 year old daughter in a canal.
He further revealed that while they were on their way to retrieve the dead body of the girl in Shitta, he noticed that the bridge which crossed over the canal was very weak and the people of the area admonished that he should renovate it.
He said he sent N800,000 to the community for the construction of the bridge and they later gave him feedback that they wanted to place his picture on the bridge as a show of appreciation.
He said the bridge is currently not in good condition and he has advised the government to do something about it.
Elliot is a two term lawmaker, recontesting for a third term in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Surulere Constituency.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the much anticipated governorship elections by one week, till Saturday March 18, 2023.
The governorship and House of Assembly elections were initially programmed to hold on Saturday March 11, 2023.
The inability of the commission to kick-start the re-configuration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines necessitated the postponement of the elections.
The electoral commission identified the need to reconfigure the BVAS machines which were used for the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections.
The National Commissioner & Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye, said: “For instance, the BVAS can only be activated on the specific date and time of an election.
“Having been used for the Presidential and National Assembly elections on 25th February 2023, it is necessary to reconfigure the BVAS for activation on the date of the governorship and State Assembly elections.”
