The Rep, through a statement in Abuja, stated that the Minister must seek Nigerians forgiveness for saying that hoodlums dressed in military fatigues were responsible for the shooting of protesters at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State.

The Kogi lawmaker also ask the government to immediately reverse its “missteps” of freezing bank accounts of suspected sponsors of the #EndSars Protest, as well as seizing of international passports of Nigerian youths considered to have actively taken part in the nationwide protest against policy brutality.

He said while there are lessons to learnt from both the protesters and the government, the nation deserve a national apology from the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami’s over his statement that “hoodlum in military fatigues shot at protesters”

Members of the committee inaugurated by Buhari include the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman; and Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola.

This was contained in a statement by Dr Umar Gwandu, spokesperson to Malami.

Accroding to the statement, other members of the committee are the Director-General of Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprise, Mr. Alex Okoh, and the President Nigerian Society of Engineers, Babagana Mohammed.

The statement added, “Inaugurating the Committee on Thursday, President Muhamamdu Buhari who described power sector as one of the most critical components of sustainable development, expressed commitment to improve the delivery of power in the country as his enduring and defining legacy.

“He said following the Federal Executive Council Approval, the coast is now clear and the SPV has the responsibility of executing the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), providing project management for the implementation of PPI and serve as the key manager to ensure cohesion and seamless execution.”