The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised issues over the state of democracy in Nigeria, saying it’s collapsing below the present administration.
Obi who made this comment on Monday on the sixtieth birthday colloquium of former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, cited how the presidency intervened when he was impeached as Governor of Anambra State in 2006.
That is coming amid the current suspension of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, which has sparked controversy throughout the nation.
He famous that then-President Olusegun Obasanjo dispatched a delegation to halt his impeachment, a transfer that mirrored efforts to uphold democratic rules on the time.
The previous governor criticized the present administration, led by President Bola Tinubu, for undermining democratic processes, stating that Nigeria’s democracy, which had been progressing since 1999, is now deteriorating.
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“Some individuals got here and knocked every part down. That’s the state of affairs we’re in now. All the things has been knocked down. Nothing works,” Obi lamented.
He additional in contrast his expertise with the judicial system to the present political local weather, asserting that justice and truthful governance have turn out to be elusive.
“I turned a governor by means of the court docket when President Obasanjo and Atiku had been in authorities. I didn’t pay the court docket one naira. I used to be sitting in my workplace, and the court docket declared me the winner. It might’t occur in Nigeria at the moment,” he mentioned.
Obi additionally alleged that whereas earlier administrations sought to resolve impeachment crises amicably, the present authorities seems to be actively orchestrating them.
“After I was being impeached, the president despatched individuals to come back and intervene on my behalf. Ken Nnamani got here, begging the home (Home of Meeting) to not impeach me. At the moment, the president (Tinubu) is impeaching an individual (Fubara),” he added.
His remarks have additional fueled the continuing debate concerning the state of democracy in Nigeria, with many voters and political observers expressing issues over the nation’s political future.
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