Celebrated Nigerian actor, Desmond Elliot has come under severe fire for his comment on the youth of Nigeria and what influenced their decision to stage an #EndSARS protest.
The actor who is now a legislator made this statement in a recent plenary session held by the Lagos state House of Assembly.
According to him, the Nigerian youth know nothing about governance which has influenced their decision to go out there to protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Desmond Elliot, who represents the Surulere constituency said if Nigerian youth are tired they should give governance a try or better still because they claim to know more than those in authority, they should come and govern the nation if they want.
On the back of that, many Nigerians have taken to social media to lambast Desmond Elliot for speaking against the needs and plight of the people he claims to represent.
According to them, Desmond Elliot has betrayed the youth thus what he said was unacceptable and will not be condoned by any well-meaning Nigerian youth.
Many celebrities have joined in the social media uproar against Desmond Elliot to castigate and call him names for sweeping a very salient matter like the #EndSARS and the killings that took place under the carpet and turning around to berate the youth for staging a peaceful protest.
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