The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has criticized a viral video that reportedly confirmed some individuals protesting in entrance of his palace in opposition to the present financial hardship.
The emir mentioned on Sunday in a press release titled 'Response to viral video' signed by his spokesman, Abdulazeez Arowona, that no such protest passed off in his palace.
In keeping with the assertion, the mentioned viral video was a part of an occasion that passed off in 2019 through the run-up to that yr's common elections.
The assertion learn: “Our consideration has been drawn to a video circulating on social media platforms, the place some persons are shouting and lamenting poverty and hardship in entrance of the Emir's Palace in Ilorin.
“We wish to state categorically that the mentioned video was a part of the occasions that characterised and witnessed through the run-up to the 2019 common elections.
“The video has no connection in any respect with the present state of affairs within the nation and it will be recalled that on such events, the Emir of Ilorin and the Chairman of Kwara Conventional Rulers Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, at all times specific concern over the need to make sure that peace and concord proceed to prevail in society.
“On the peak of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Emir expressed deep concern and joined governments in any respect ranges within the marketing campaign to make sure that the unlucky state of affairs was introduced underneath management, whereas additionally performed frontline function in defending the ache and curiosity of the lots through the shortage of Naira forex which triggered hardships all through the nation with none aid to anybody no matter social, political and financial standing.
“On the present financial hardship, the Emir and his colleagues on the Kwara State Conventional Rulers Council degree have interaction authorities in any respect ranges on the necessity to proceed to enhance the welfare, safety and social lifetime of the folks of the state, with kudos to the state authorities for responding to mass oriented points.”
“We hereby enchantment to most of the people to ignore the video in circulation to keep away from any misrepresentation of the state of affairs concerning the situation of the assembly as mirrored within the video, whilst we attain out to the folks of Ilorin and Imploring Kwara State on the whole to stay peaceable and pray at all times.”
