The Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike
Ekweremadu, has denied calling for military intervention in the country.
According to a statement signed by his Special
Adviser (Media), Uche Anichukwu, Mr. Ekweremadu made the denial while speaking
at the 74th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Africa Region) Executive
Committee dinner, hosted by the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, in the
state capital, Yenagoa.
He stated that his comments on the floor of the
Senate, “unambiguously in defence of democracy”, were either being twisted or
misconstrued by some persons.
A few days ago, Mr. Ekweremadu, while
contributing to a motion sponsored by Ahmed Ogembe (PDP, Kogi Central), said
the country’s democracy is “receding and it is not unlikely for the military to
takeover”.
Mr. Ogembe had alleged that the Kogi State
governor, Yahaya Bello, sponsored thugs to disrupt an empowerment programme he
organised for his constituents.
The deputy senate president explained that such
incidents show that efforts must be made to protect the country’s democracy,
adding that democracy must not be turned into a joke.
“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”, Mr. Ekweremadu said.
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