Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo has taken to social media to share his opinion on how he feels about the Lekki Tollgate.
Today which marks the two years memorial of the tragic event that happened at the tollgate following the massacre of youths who went for the EndSars protest.
Ekubo said the tollgate should be renamed as ‘Lekki Memorial Way’ and it should remain free forever because Nigerians paid in full with their blood.
Meanwhile, he sent a message to the government stating that ‘20-10-20‘ will never be forgotten.
He wrote:
Dear Nigerian Government, we will NEVER forget this day. 20 – 10 – 20. We will return the favour. The Labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain. I still maintain, Lekki Toll plaza should be renamed Lekki Memorial Way & remain toll free forever.
We paid in full with our blood.
Celebrities such as Mr. Macaroni, Falz, Rinu and others shared information about the second anniversary of the tragic event.
According to them, a memorial procession will be held in the honour of those who died from 8am to 11am. They urged Nigerians to walk and drive through the tollgate, blast horns, sing, chant and wave the Nigerian flag in unison. Nigerians are however warned not to bring any political materials to the venue.
WITHINNIGERIA recalls that on 20th October 2020, army operatives had opened fire at unarmed protesters at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos killing at least 9 youths that day.
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