A former Deputy Nationwide Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has warned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) would possibly destroy Nigeria’s democracy.
The octogenarian, in a press release yesterday, cried that,”Actions and utterances coming from APC and INEC in current weeks present that they don’t need some other presidential candidate in 2027 apart President Bola Tinubu of APC.”
In response to him, “and they’re able to destroy all democratic fundamentals, tenets and ethos to have their manner.”
George, likened what’s going on to actions of the Biblical Abimelech, who destroyed nearly all people and the whole lot to turn into a king, warning that, “however God proved to Abimelech and the individuals of Shechem that there’s no person He created that He can not deal with.
“That is the time for all leaders and elders, regardless of celebration affiliation, to rise and condemn what’s going on. You don’t appease evil. You cope with evil. Sufficient is sufficient. This nation should not sink.
“At 80 years, what am I on the lookout for? I used to be in Kind 4 in secondary college when the Western Area disaster began in 1962. I don’t suppose a few of these inflicting disaster within the polity right now have been born then.
“Navy or civilian, I’ve seen all of it. We should not enable this nation to go down. We’re firing the warning shot now. Nigeria is simply too huge to be manipulated by a grasping and egocentric few.
“Have a look at insecurity. This nation is progressively collapsing. I don’t wish to hear something like exterior elements or parts. These killing and kidnapping Nigerians in every single place are on this nation.
“As an alternative of the president, because the Commander-in-Chief to cope with these blood-thirsty maniacs, he’s busy utilizing INEC to destroy opposition events.
“Nigerians is not going to enable this to occur. It’s unlucky that the electoral physique has turn into an undertaker, mandated by the ruling celebration to destroy this democracy.”
Segun James
Times Nigeria