Human
rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has hailed the decision of the Chief of Army Staff,
Tukur Buratai, to sound a warning to military officers planning to delve into
politics to sabotage the current democratic dispensation.
Mr. Falana spoke Saturday at the 50th year
anniversary summit convened by the Movement of Genuine Change to mark the
creation of Kwara State in Ilorin.
“A few days ago, the Chief of Army Staff,
General Buratai, alerted the Nigerian people of the nefarious plans of a bunch
of desperate politicians to invite some members of the armed forces to
terminate the democratic process,” said Mr. Falana, a senior advocate of
Nigeria.
“Although various civil society groups have
warned against the dangerous plot, the media and officials of the federal
government should stop playing into the hands of anti-democratic elements by
giving false impression that there is political instability in the country.”
The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, had,
last Tuesday, issued a stern warning to army officers to stay off politics and
politically related activities.
Mr. Buratai’s warning came following
information to the army that some undisclosed individuals have been approaching
some officers and soldiers for “undisclosed political reasons.”
Mr. Falana said the enemies of democracy must
not be allowed to exploit the president’s ill health to truncate the democratic
dispensation.
“Notwithstanding the glaring shortcomings of
the fragile democratic process, the people should be allowed to take advantage
of the democratic structures to effect change,” Mr. Falana said.
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