Desmond Elliot has apologized for addressing the youths as 'Children' while making his submission during plenary at the Lagos state House of Assembly last week, Igbere TV reports.

In a viral video that captured the Surulere lawmaker's submission on the Lagos carnage, he addressed the youths as children and opined that social media was used to fuel the carnage.

Igbere TV reports that Nigerians on social media have been dragging him since for his comment.

In a statement he released on his Twitter handle today, the actor apologized for his choice of words during the deliberation. According to him, he did not mean to be insensitive.

His statement read; “I have read your honest feedback & suggestions & I sincerely apologize for addressing the youth as “Children” I did not mean to be insensitive with this, it was borne out of the magnitude of destruction & looting of businesses I witnessed when I went on a tour of my constituency

“I saw women crying and my constituent members distraught as a result of the damages inflicted on their source of livelihood. I was moved by this while giving my submission on the floor of the House.

“I allowed my emotions get the better of me and for this I apologize to everyone my earlier statements may have hurt.

“Please, understand that even the best of us make mistakes. This is why, moving forward, I ask that we all try to engage constructively on the issues that affect all of us. I promise to do the same.

“The pain that I feel for my constituents, the calls for assistance that I continue to get, and the need to mitigate against further destruction and violence will continue to drive my engagements and my work.

“I thank you all for expressing your views, and in the future, I promise to be more conscious and aware. Together, we will build a better Nigeria. End.”

https://twitter.com/DesmondOElliot/status/1321854865551839232?s=19


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7o5XyZiDFE

The likes of Desmond Elliot, Yahaya Bello and Elisha Abbo have so many times proven the fact that an average Nigerian youth is no different from the old men in the Government.

They've so many times proven that corruption in Nigeria isn't just about our aged politicians but a general thing.

We saw how our various SUG officials operated in school, how coursereps, lodge presidents and the rest operated. We all saw the corruption there. If you think this generation will politically do better than this current aged politicians, then you are clueless.

An average Nigerian is tribalistic, oppressive, selfish and corrupt. It's in almost all the sectors in this country and it'll take decades for this country to be free from the aforementioned.

Know this and know peace.

And just so you know; 98.485% of Nigerians condemning Desmond Elliot will do the same, they'll rather choose the interest of their political mentors and Godfathers who will politically help and connect them than the interest of the masses.

Oga can not take the dragging anymore....

No worry your children will vote you in the next coming Election....

I remember say last time u go Benin u don go inherit Diarrhea Mouth from Oshiomole....

inoki247:
No worry your children will vote you in the next coming Election....

QED....

Desmond! Desmond!! Desmond!!!

How many times did I call you you really have a lot of image to redeem right now so get to work.

I don't think we care about your words fool we are worried about your intentions idiot.

It seems his brain was on loan when he was making his submission on the floor....

I don't blame you.

That disease with Nigerian politics has entered your head.

Apologies accepted but we will see in 2023

Unfortunately, the apology will even make the 'children' drag him the more.

There's a reason they say ' think before you talk'

Please Children, forgive Desmond. After all no one is infallible.

slimfit1:
I don't think we care about your words fool we are worried about your intentions idiot.

Calls for anti social media bill in the day apologise on twitter at night when they reminded him of 2023, this politicians won't seize to amaze me.....

Generation Z no be joke He obviously picked on the wrong youths

All these politicians sef, 2023 I must vote o, I never vote before but you see 2023 I will not disappoint my predecessors and successors

fitzmayowa:



Calls for anti social media bill in the day apologise on twitter at night when they reminded him of 2023, this politicians won't seize to amaze me.....

Knowing Lagosians he will win 2023 so I am not surprised.

This is mere lamba. The guy couldn't contain the banters, Nigerian youths are now more active, informed and at alert! Awa ika!

Many are actually children

FlordFlorez:
This is mere lamba. The guy couldn't contain the banters, Nigerian youths are now more active, informed and at alert! Awa ika!

They are not active, informed or alert.

They are just showing their narcissist behaviors on social media.

slimfit1:


Knowing Lagosians he will win 2023 so I am not surprised.

My brother you will be shocked, they are all scared and that's the truth....

Desmond is just a Bleep guy. He think he can fool us baa. They sent him as youth to come and insult our effort baa. We will answer him appropriately in 2023. He is just am ass licker. Senseless Bleep guy.

Next time mind what you say, the youths are still very much angry，

He behaved like a typical Nigerian with money and power.
Those without money and power have said more
So many of them here

Apology accepted, go and sin no more.

It simply means you are stupid.After you also said⁹⁹ Edo can be like Lagos but you know how Edo people put you and your godfather where you all rightfully belong.

Well, after joining the league of those tormenting Nigeria with oppressive & satanic policies, you have the guts to insult the sensibility of youth that are feed up with the screwed system including those who lost their lives? 600 years of suffering for you.Karma will take care of the rest.

They don give am left and right, he don remember to apologize

JidennaJason:
Dear Child,


Ever since you displayed your loyalty to your drug master, I knew you would end up a monumental disgrace to your generation... I have always known you to be a cunning child and I have no doubt that this silly apology of yours was not straight from your heart.



As for me and the God fearing "Children" of Nairaland, "We reject your stupid apology"

To hell with you Desmond "Efulefu" Elliot.

seconded

We patriotic nigerians reject his plea.

We need to teach him a lesson in a hard way so that next time he won't be an Efulefu.

IamD18:
The likes of Desmond Elliot, Yahaya Bello and Elisha Abbo have so many times proven the fact that an average Nigerian youth is no different from the old men in the Government.

They've so many times proven that corruption in Nigeria isn't just about our aged politicians but a general thing.

We saw how our various SUG officials operated in school, how coursereps, lodge president and the rest operated. We all saw the corruption there. If you think this generation will politically do better than this current aged politicians, then you are clueless.

An average Nigerian is tribalistic, oppressive, selfish and corrupt. It's in almost all the sectors in this country and it'll take decades for this country to be free from the aforementioned.

Know this and know peace.

And just so you know; 98.485% of Nigerians condemning Desmond Elliot will do the same, they'll choose the interest of their political mentors and Godfathers over the interest of the masses.

Humans are the same everywhere.Once we change our 1999 pro elite constitution and strengthen our institutions a lot of things will start to work well

We don't give a damn about your apologies, you've only revealed your true self to us

To every youths in Lagos please kindly give this Idiot called Desmond the Ekweremadu treatment.

He is so shameless and senseless