The
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has
said Nigeria is no longer a colony and will not accept unsolicited advice from
foreign countries.
Mr
Oshiomhole made this known Monday night while addressing state house
correspondents.
He
was reacting to concerns raised by the United States, the United Kingdom and
the European Union over the illegal removal of the Chief Justice of Nigeria,
Walter Onnoghen by the Muhammadu Buhari government.
The
foreign governments had condemned the action and
called for restraint.
The
Nigerian government had dismissed the calls in a
lengthy reaction.
Mr
Buhari insists he relied on a ruling by the Code of Conduct Tribunal before he
‘axed’ the head of the independent arm of government.
Mr
Oshiomhole said the country will not accept foreign interference and ”everyone
must defend the sovereignty of the country”.
“We
welcome collaboration, we welcome peer review, we can compare notes. We welcome
people who are interested in sharing experiences with us whenever the need
arises, whether it’s capacity building, making useful suggestions on how we can
continue to improve on our electoral process,” he said.
“Those
are very valuable contributions that we appreciate. But Nigeria is not a
colony. We will not accept any foreign interference in the internal affairs of
Nigeria,” the head of Nigeria’s ruling party added.
Mr
Oshiomhole said when judges are dismissed in Europe ”no one interferes so I do
not understand why the western world interferes in the affairs of the country.”
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