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Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the 'crude methods' of the Jonathan administration, which it says it is using to harass and humiliate his perceived political enemies.
He made a statement in reaction to the incident at the National Assembly on Thursday where heavily armed security operatives bodily prevented Speaker Aminu Tambuwal from entering the House to preside over the deliberation on the extension of emergency rule in the North East.
In a statement made by Atiku's media office, the former VP said the 'siege mentality' of Jonathan's administration was a direct attack on Nigeria's democracy, the rule of law and the separation of powers as detailed by the 1999 constitution.
Vanguard quotes the statement below:
“Obviously, the emergency rule has failed to stem the unrest. The Federal Government must work with, rather than against those who understand and have been elected by the people to govern,” Atiku counselled.
According to Atiku, this crude display of power by the President and his agents portends ominous signals for the future of our democracy, which is not a surprise as President Jonathan did not participate in the costly struggle that brought our present democracy into being.
He said the behaviour of the PDP-led government towards Tambuwal was not decent and acceptable under a president that has committed himself to uphold the rule of law. “This crisis highlights the absolute failure of the current PDP’s idea of government: arrogant, indifferent and incompetent,” Atiku asserted.
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Source: #Vanguard
He made a statement in reaction to the incident at the National Assembly on Thursday where heavily armed security operatives bodily prevented Speaker Aminu Tambuwal from entering the House to preside over the deliberation on the extension of emergency rule in the North East.
In a statement made by Atiku's media office, the former VP said the 'siege mentality' of Jonathan's administration was a direct attack on Nigeria's democracy, the rule of law and the separation of powers as detailed by the 1999 constitution.
Vanguard quotes the statement below:
“Obviously, the emergency rule has failed to stem the unrest. The Federal Government must work with, rather than against those who understand and have been elected by the people to govern,” Atiku counselled.
According to Atiku, this crude display of power by the President and his agents portends ominous signals for the future of our democracy, which is not a surprise as President Jonathan did not participate in the costly struggle that brought our present democracy into being.
He said the behaviour of the PDP-led government towards Tambuwal was not decent and acceptable under a president that has committed himself to uphold the rule of law. “This crisis highlights the absolute failure of the current PDP’s idea of government: arrogant, indifferent and incompetent,” Atiku asserted.
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Source: #Vanguard
