Ronke also said she regretted campaigning for APC after she witnessed how it acted during the protest
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nollywood actress, Ibironke Ojo-Anthony better known as Ronke Oshodi Oke, has said she is disappointed in how the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, handled the EndSARS protest.
The thespian also admitted that she regretted campaigning for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after the protest took place.
In 2020, Nigerian youths trooped to the streets to protest against police brutality and demanded the proscription of the then special anti-robbery squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigeria Police Force.
They also seized the opportunity to demand the socio-political and economic turnaround of the country from the political class.
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Addressing the issue during a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, Ronke said she was an APC supporter before the protest.
The 48-year-old movie producer, however, said she began to have doubts about the party after witnessing how Sanwo-Olu and the party acted during and after the EndSARS saga.
Speaking during the chat, Ronke said: “I love APC. I’m a fan of APC, body and soul. I felt APC is going to take Nigeria to the next level.
“So even while we were campaigning for them, I didn’t collect much. I wasn’t looking at the money, I was looking at what is going to happen later.
“All what they have been doing, I was thinking eight years cannot fix Nigeria. We all know that. But when the EndSARS protest came up, I was so down.
“I was really really down because our governor was saying three different things at the same time. They said they didn’t kill anybody.
“But if one person died, fifty people have died with that one person. The people that person is feeding, are their parents, and siblings.
“Before they get themselves and get back on their feet might take five years. It is a thing of the mind. Secondly, there were so many injuries.
“I saw some guys that could not use their legs, some people had bullets in their bodies. So many injuries. I will not say I was mad but I was really down. I regretted working for them for that reason alone.”
