Senator Ike Ekeweremadu, Deputy President of the Senate, says the country’s democracy is receding and it is not unlikely for the military to take over.
Ekeweremadu said this on Wednesday, while contributing to a
debate on a motion sponsored by Ahmed Ogembe, senator representing Kogi
Central.
Ogembe had alleged that Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi,
sponsored thugs to disrupt an empowerment programme he organized for his
constituents. The deputy senate president said such incident shows that efforts
must be made to protect the country’s democracy. He cited different instances
where federal lawmakers have been harassed, warning that democracy must not be
turned into a joke.
Ekeweremadu also told the governor of Kogi State that “the
road he is traveling will not lead him anywhere. “You will recall that
sometime last year when they wanted to recall Dino, I advised the governor that
they are wasting the resources of that state, that it is mission impossible,”
Ekeweremadu said.
“They took three pages
in the newspaper abusing me. Are we still hearing the recall today? Money has
been wasted. “If he doesn’t stop, there is no how he will come back in 2019,
never, no he will not. God will show him that he is a God of justice and this
is a message to all those people who have caused all kinds of problem in
Nigeria at different levels.
The problem in Nigeria is that our democracy is
receding. Who says army cannot take over? Let us not joke with our democracy
that is the issue. “The house of a senator was destroyed in Kaduna State. We
also are talking about Kwankwaso, who was stopped from going to his state where
he ruled for eight years. “In Kaduna, Shehu Sani cannot organize a meeting and
we are talking about a democracy.”
Military coup is around the corner in Nigeria-- Ekweremadu cautions
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