Sanwo-Olu suspend proposed peace walk due to Covid Omicron emergence.

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday announced the suspension of the proposed peace walk billed for this month.

It is no news that Mr Governor had proposed a peace walk while addressing the state last week Tuesday for the “healing of Lagos.

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Sanwo-Olu’s invitation to some notable faces of the #EndSARS movement was turned down saying ” no justice no peace walk”

You recall, students of Lagos State University and some groups expressed solidarity to join Sanwo-Olu’s peace walk.

However, in a statement on Wednesday, Sanwo-Olu said the walk has been suspended due to emerging Covid 19 variants of concern otherwise known as the Omicron variant.

The statement reads: “Since my last address to you, the good people of Lagos State on Tuesday 30, November 2021, during which I expressed a desire to lead a Walk for Peace, following the outcome of the work of the Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters, I have been inundated with deep expressions of solidarity from various groups and people declaring their readiness to join me on the symbolic walk.

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“Indeed, I owe a special debt of gratitude to our youths and students, who reached out to either members of my team or directly to me, expressing their readiness to join me on the planned Walk for Peace.

“They include many of our civil society leaders, business leaders within and outside of Corporate Lagos, religious leaders, members of the diplomatic community, entertainers, market associations, trade associations and women groups, who have committed time and resources to prepare for the peace walk. I thank you all.

“When the unseen enemy called Covid-19 began to ravage the world and indeed our nation, I assumed the role of the Incident Commander in our quest to protect the lives of our people. We subjected ourselves to the dictates of science. We chose to be guided not by our emotions, but by expert opinions rooted in science.

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“Between Tuesday 30, November 2021, that I made my address and now, we have seen a significant rise in cases associated with the Omicron variant of this pandemic.”

It added: “Given this development, I am constrained to stand down all preparations for the Walk for Peace. I will not endanger the life of any Lagosian in my sincere search for peace.

“I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support the initiative received from far and near. The deluge of support is, however, indicative of one thing: our people know the strategic place of peace to our quest for development.

“I look forward to engaging with you as, ‘We together work for peace!’”