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Who Say Army Can't Take Over Power In Nigeria? Ekweremadu
Chief Ike Ekeweremadu, deputy Senate President on
Wednesday said the possibility of the military taking over power in Nigeria
cannot be totally ruled out.
Contributing to a debate on a motion sponsored by
Ahmed Ogembe, senator representing Kogi central during plenary, Ekweremadu said
Nigeria’s democracy was receding.
In his motion, Ogembe had alleged that Kogi State
Governor, Yahaya Bello sponsored thugs to disrupt an empowerment programme he
organised for members of his constituents.
Reacting, Ekweremadu said such incident indicated
that efforts must be made to protect Nigeria’s democracy.
He also warned Bello that “the road he is travelling
will not lead him anywhere”.
According to the deputy senate President, “You will
recall that sometime last year when they wanted to recall Dino I advised the
governor that they are wasting the resources of that state, that it is mission
impossible.
“They took three pages in the newspaper abusing me.
Are we still hearing the recall today? Money has been wasted. Money that has
been used to pay salaries of people in Kogi state was used to mobilise people
to recall senator Dino yet those people have not been paid and Dino is still
here.
“So today I am advising the governor again, that
road he is travelling will not lead him to anywhere. Ultimately, these people
he is seeing here will be back here and he will leave office.
“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 level. 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.
“The house of a senator was destroyed in Kaduna
state, we are talking about Kwankwaso who was stopped from going to his state
where he ruled for eight years. In Kaduna, Shehu Sani cannot organise a meeting
and we are about a democracy? The international community needs to know this
because they helped us install democracy.”
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