Although the Federal Government and other state governments have yet to make a statement on the killing of an African American, George Floyd, and the racism it represents, the Lagos State House of Assembly has made a major move.
In line with ‘Black Lives Matter’, the Assembly has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to rename all the sites and monuments named after colonial masters.
Besides, the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, has also directed its clerk, Azeez Sani, to address a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, seeking an Executive Order that all streets named after colonial masters should be changed.
He said, “The motion is about us, about Africans. We have to tell the world about our own civilisation. The resolve is not broad enough. It is not about Lagos State alone. We have to tell African Union about reparation started by the late Chief M.K.O Abiola.”
