Nigeria's Democracy In Danger Under President Buhari — Group Warns
The Izon Diaspora Commission IDC,
wishes to alert Nigerians and our international friends of the grave
danger being posed to our democracy and indeed the survival of our
nation by an increasingly intolerant APC government led by President
Muhammadu Buhari.
We have keenly watched over the past
months, how President Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign has been used by
the incumbent administration, to bare its fangs on members of the
opposition, particularly those, with close ties to former President of
the country, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, with a series of arbitrariness and
undemocratic behaviours that threatens our democracy.
It is sad that despite the victory of the APC in the last election and
the unimaginable decision of former President Jonathan to congratuklate
the winner, President Buhari and his party, are yet to imbibe such
spirit and events of the recent times in Nigeria, have shown that the
President Buhari led federal government has become so desperate to
capture other states controlled by the opposition PDP at all cost, that
it is willing to do anything, to manipulate the will of the people, as
we saw during the last governorship election in Bayelsa state.
Most recent and embarrassing, is the Military like manner, in which the
home of a foremost leader of the Izon nation, King Amalate J. Turner
was invaded by men of the Department of States Security DSS, without any
search warrant nor reason adduced to the Gestapo like operation at King
Turner’s home till date. We are not unaware that President Buhari sees
King Turner as a close associate of President Jonathan and the ongoing
probe of election funding that the current administration is
masquerading as arms fund probe is now being targeted at Dr. Jonathan
himself.
May we remind President and his party, of the historic role played by
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and traditional leaders like King Turner, in the
restoration of peace to the once volatile oil producing region of the
South South, which today remains the economic lifeline of our country.
As a people, we are no longer ready to continually see our institutions
being violated for the sake of politics. Elections are over and the
President should by now preoccupy himself with business of delivering
the dividends of democracy to Nigerians, who are earnestly waiting to
see the change promised by the APC led government.
We also urge all the good people of our dear nation to speak out
against these acts of intolerance and impunity, as we appeal to our
international friends to also condemn this growing impunity by the
ruling party and the government it controls at the centre. Actions have
consequences, and whoever fails to condemn the acts of impunity being
perpetrated by the central government will not have the moral right to
condemn the reactions that such actions may elicit.
Signed:
Ambassador Baratuipre Jonah
President, IDC
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