….Regrets Nigerians Are Unsafe In Their Fatherland
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George has said that Nigeria is staggering on the path of self-destruction, after a critical assessment of the state of the nation
The Atona Oodua of Yorubaland also expressed concern that Nigerians no longer feel safe in their fatherland.
George in a press statement on Thursday which he titled: Wither Nigeria, “My Beloved Country,” where he referenced the popular album of the iconic Nigerian musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, which he released on 1972, titled, “Roforofo Fight” with the song, ‘When Trouble Sleep, Yanga Wake am”
Speaking about those in leadership, he said, “It seems those in charge have refused to learn lessons from events of the past. Pitiably, lovers of Nigeria are too timid to challenge them.”
The statement reads, “This was exactly what happened from mid-30s to early 40s when Adolf Hitler of Germany, Benito Mussolini of Italy and the military apologists in Japan held the world by the jugular.
It was almost too late before Americans, Britons and others rose to the occasion to save the world.
“Today and with the series of crises, insecurity, hunger, joblessness and other vices in the country, President Bola Tinubu has taken off to Paris, France for reasons best known to him and his handlers.
“It’s disheartening that Nigeria is precariously and dangerously staggering on the path of self-destruction.
“Nigerians don’t feel safe anymore in their fatherland but the Federal Government, All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Senate are only interested in recalling Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. What a shame!
“Aside from the fact that history is a faithful record of the past, it is also a prophecy of what is coming. That is why Fela’s song is still apt, decades after.
Today, I see what led to the collapse of the First and Second Republics being repeated by the APC-led Federal Government.
“Nigerians could not believe it when security was withdrawn from an elected speaker in Lagos and deployed to a deposed speaker. A legislative decision was also overturned by the unilateral action of the president in Abuja.
“In Rivers State, Governor Siminalaye Fubara, his deputy and lawmakers were suspended and the National Assembly, without the mandatory two thirds approval, rubber-stamped this unconstitutional action by voice vote.
“The partisan handling of the allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, by the Senate and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is an embarrassment to the country.
It is disheartening that Nigeria is on the spot globally for the wrong reasons.
“Chief Olusegun Obasanjo said recently that democracy is dying. I disagree. Democracy is not dying. Rather, the operators, especially, Executive and Legislature, are losing their sense of responsibility. It is a big shame.
“Look at the way Nigeria is being embarrassed globally with the way Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is being persecuted, victimised and hounded. Why? She made an allegation and instead of setting up an independent body to check the claims, she was suspended.
“Now, they are trying to recall her, using the machinery of state. What is the meaning of this nonsense? Are we this cheap as a country? What type of democracy is this?
“Initially, INEC said the process did not follow laid-down regulations and procedures. In less than 24 hours, the story changed. Now, INEC wants to scrutinise the list of signatories submitted.
“Seriously? Does what is going on, with many loopholes, make sense to anybody? Why the inconsistency?
“Look at the gang up against Natasha in the Senate. Don’t these Senators have daughters?
“With insecurity, corruption and poverty all over the place, is the Natasha issue the most topical now? She is a very strong member of our party and we will not allow this humiliation at all.
“The law says two thirds of members of the National Assembly must approve a declaration of state of emergency. That is, 74 Senators and 240 Representatives. So, what is the meaning of voice vote? Did they get these numbers before the emergency rule was okayed? That’s why I commend Senators Tambuwal, Dickson, Abaribe and others who kicked against the illegality and injustice in the Senate.”
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