Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has urged leaders of the #EndSARS protest to reveal themselves so the government can interact with them.
Bello spoke on Monday in his address to the protesters, the fifth since the protest began 13 days ago.
#EndSARS campaigners say they have no leader and that they’re all leaders.
But Bello said the protesters had demonstrated courage in making their demands known, adding that it was time their leaders engaged with governments.
The governor said it would be difficult for governments to know who to interface with, in resolving some of the issues if there were no leaders, adding that opportunists could hijack the gains of the protests.
“In like manner, the real leaders and spokespersons of these protests must also begin to ‘show face’ now to enable governments know who to interface with.
“We cannot even appoint people into the various bodies being set up to address your demands without being afraid that opportunists who have no credibility with you are hijacking it,” he said.
The governor warned that despite their grievances, they must resist the temptation of seeking an undemocratic change in leadership.
