The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has faulted a viral video allegedly of some individuals protesting present financial hardship in entrance of his palace.
The Emir, in a press release on Sunday titled “Response to viral video” signed by his spokesman, Abdulazeez Arowona, mentioned that such a protest didn’t happen in his palace.
In response to the assertion, the mentioned viral video was a part of an occasion that occurred in 2019 through the buildup to the 12 months’s common elections.
The assertion learn, “Our consideration has been drawn to a video in circulation on social media platforms the place some individuals are shouting and lamenting over 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 build-up to the 2019 common elections.
“The video doesn’t have any reference to the present state of affairs within the nation, and it will be recalled that in events of such, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara Conventional Rulers Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, at all times categorical his concern on the necessity to make sure that peace and concord proceed to prevail within the society.
“On the peak of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the emir expressed a excessive degree of concern and joined governments in any respect ranges within the marketing campaign in direction of making certain that the unlucky state of affairs was contained whereas he additionally performed frontline roles in championing the pains and pursuits of the plenty through the shortage of Naira foreign money which inflicted hardship nationwide with no exemption to anybody regardless of social, political and financial standing.
“On the present financial hardship, the Emir and his colleagues on the Kwara State Conventional Rulers Council degree are participating 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 commendations to the state authorities for being aware of masses-oriented points.”
“We thereby attraction to most people to ignore the video in circulation with the intention to keep away from any misrepresentation of the state of affairs vis a vis the situation of the gathering as mirrored within the video at the same time as we plead with the folks of Ilorin and Kwara State at massive to stay peaceable and prayer at all times.”
