Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has expressed that there is need to pursue the hoodlums liable for consuming...
of the Nigerian Ports Authority Headquarters in Lagos.
Talking during a visit to the office on Sunday November 22, the previous Governor of Rivers state conceded that protests are legal yet denounced the individuals who cover up under the appearance of protest to demolish public and private properties.
Amaechi tweeted;
"We toured the H/Q today & it wasn’t a good sight. If people are arrested for the crime perpetrated, they will not do it again. We have to go after the hoodlums & ensure they pay.
“The right to protest is defined in the laws of the land, it doesn’t include burning people’s private houses and public assets that belong to every Nigerian."
Amaechi additionally described the damage as disastrous as he recalled being part of protests as a student. He however noted that they did not take the laws into their hands during those demonstrations.
He added;
“If you remember in 1983, during the time of Babangida and Buhari, we were always on the streets as students, we never took laws into our hands and we never destroyed people’s property."
The Minister additionally requested that NPA's administration go to the bureau and request assets for the reproduction of its base camp.
