The outrage over Buhari's failure to address the Lekki incident which happened last Tuesday, is unjustifiable according to Buhari's Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare.
Dare who made the statement on an Arise TV programme, said it was unwise for the president to speak on a controversial issue since the military had denied involvement in the alleged shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday.
He said the incident is currently under an investigation after which the findings would be made public.
He said, “I can tell you that this is already ongoing because the President wants to have all the facts which will absolutely be made public.
“It is important to get all the facts right before we go forward. In this case, it’s going to be difficult to hide these facts because we live in a multimedia world and we have pieces of evidence and corroboration and I think it is important to get the facts right.
“I think that’s the part the President has towed and I am sure that when the facts are made available, this President – because he has integrity – will level with the Nigerian people about what happened on Tuesday in Lekki.
“Previously, we just had lip service that SARS was scrapped. For the first time, you have a presidential pronouncement that SARS has been dissolved followed by the Inspector-General and then we saw quick steps thereafter.
“And I think when you look at what has happened in the past and the level of responsiveness and concrete steps, the whole five demands of the youth were wholeheartedly accepted by the President and he set up a process.
“We have been able to break it down into the now— things that need to be done from the five demands — the short term and the long term that needs to be done,” Dare said.