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“Whilst we restate our respect for the person and office
of the President, we note that President Buhari bared his true colours
to the world as an unrepentant tyrant. Today, the world is no longer in
doubt as to who is behind the prevailing recklessness, abuse of rights
of citizens and outright flouting of judicial pronouncements by security
agencies.
“A situation where the President openly pronounced persons
facing trial guilty and sanctioned their continued incarceration
despite being granted bail by the courts, presents a dangerous fascist
practice obtainable only in totalitarian societies like Mussolini’s
Italy, Hitler’s Germany, Idi Amin’s Uganda and General Than Shwe’s
Burma.
“This extremely shocking dictatorial tendency being
brazenly exhibited by the President in total disdain for our laws and
judicial institutions portends great danger for our democracy and
constitutionally-guaranteed rights of the people, and should be resisted
by the citizens before it festers.
“The scorn for the principle of separation of powers,
especially the independence of the legislature, is further manifested in
the declared craving to regulate the funding and running of the
National Assembly, a matter constitutionally vested outside the
jurisdiction of the executive. We are most uncomfortable about his
attempt at trying to whip up public sentiments against an independent
arm of government, especially the one vested with the constitutional
power of appropriation.
“Following from the foregoing, therefore, it may be
necessary to suspend the application of our Constitution and allow the
President to operate as maximum ruler for four years after which the
nation can return to a democracy.
“On the issue of the Chibok girls, President Buhari’s
embarrassing declaration of seeking information on the whereabouts and
state of the girls betrays an obvious insincerity which is in total
conflict with his campaign promises in that regard. Thus by this
declaration, our dear President has accepted failure on this issue and
should therefore apologise to Nigerians for all the insults, abuse and
aspersions cast on the past administration by himself and the leadership
of his political party.
“On the issue of devaluation of the naira, there is an
obvious conflict between the budget speech wherein the president stated
that the government is assessing the foreign exchange rate with a view
to attracting foreign investments and his categorical pronouncement
during the media chat that the naira would not be devalued. We invite
Nigerians to note that the president obviously does not understand the
currency that applies in the devaluation of the naira.
“Furthermore, Nigerians were shocked by the President’s
labeling Nigerians as ‘very difficult lot’ while responding to questions
on the strategy to be adopted in implementing his promised N5,000
social welfare package.
“This unhealthy portrayal of the citizens by the very
father of the nation, who has remained unrelenting in de-marketing his
country through unguarded statements, is indeed a great disservice to
Nigeria and its international image. Consequently, we reject this
negative labeling of our citizens and reiterate our confidence in them,
especially the millions who remain honest, hardworking and credible.
“Finally, Nigerians must take copious note of the fact
that the President gave no inspiring answers to questions pertaining to
his campaign promises, the fight against insurgency and rescue of the
Chibok girls, the poor state of the naira, sudden plunging of the
economy under his watch, and the gradual loss of democratic rights and
freedom.”
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