The Senior Pastor of the Covenant Christian Centre , Lagos , Pastor Poju Oyemade, has urged youths demonstrating against police brutality and extrajudicial killings to “ organise for political power ” so as to effect meaningful changes .
The moderator of The Platform , an annual conference organised by the church to commemorate Nigeria’ s independence on every October 1 , said the “ streets has its limit ” .
The cleric wrote on his Twitter handle , @ pastorpoju, on Monday, “ Why did President ( Barack ) Obama go into politics , seeking to be in office ? He realised as a community organiser he was limited to what changes he could effect without political power .
“ The streets has its limit . To effect meaningful change peacefully organise for political power . ”
The # EndSARS protests rocking the country have continued for almost two weeks with youths calling for a lasting reform of the Nigeria Police Force .
Major highways have been blocked by the youths , thereby , causing gridlock and affecting economic activities .
Suspected hoodlums had also hijacked the # EndSARS campaign in some cities, wreaked havoc on citizens and vandalised public assets in Lagos , Benin , Abuja, amongst other major cities .
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