The
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the Presidency and the
Nigeria Police not to take actions that threaten the survival of democracy.
Reacting
to the invasion of official residences of Senate President Bukola Saraki and
his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, CAN warned the Presidency to desist from using the
Police to pull down democratic institutions built at a great price, which
includes, but not limited to, loss of lives and imprisonment of many patriots
in the past.
CAN
President, Dr Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, in a statement yesterday expressed
concern over the poor handling of police invitation to Saraki, over the
infamous Offa robbery saga and reported plan by the EFCC to arrest Ekweremadu
over alleged money laundry.
“The
Christian umbrella body condemns in strong terms the way and manner the Police
were deployed in subjecting the leadership of the National Assembly to needless
embarrassment and harassment. The ongoing action of the Police is a siege
against democracy.
“CAN
notes with every sense of responsibility that the only difference between
democracy and dictatorship is the presence or absence of the National Assembly.
As stakeholders in the survival of the Nigerian democracy, we have no choice
but to speak out against unfolding political imbroglio that is capable of not
portraying in good standing in the comity of nations,” Ayokunle said in the
statement signed by his spokesman, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji.
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