Ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar
has again called on the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to
demonstrate responsible leadership and stop the violent killings of Nigerians
across the country by various criminal gangs.
Atiku issued this statement on
Monday on the occasion of Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration.
The former vice president, who is
an aspirant in the next presidential election, expressed disappointment at the
performance of Buhari administration known for “dithering, making contradictory
and ridiculous excuses and engaging in diversionary finger-pointing.”
“In the last three years of
Buhari presidency, Nigerians have been killed in large numbers, not only in
Borno State, but in other parts of the country that were relatively safer.
“The killings have even extended
to sacred places of worship where clergies and worshipers were murdered in cold
blood.
“This carnage has gone on for too
long and must stop,” Atiku said.
He reminded Nigerians of the need
to nurture democracy which was made possible through the labour of patriots,
“some of who paid the supreme price”.
Nigeria’s democratic journey
started in 1999 after the military has been sent back to the barrack. Since
then, five presidential elections have been held in four -year cycle, but each
has been characterised by rigging and political misconduct.
Atiku said the integrity of the
next elections is sacrosanct, if the country must progress.
“Democracy is by itself a
self-correcting concept, but only if there is guarantee of credibility in the
electoral process,” he said.
He also challenged the government
to take the issue of economy more serious, and invest massively in
infrastructure, liberalize the economy and create fresh opportunities for the
people.
None of the challenges facing
Nigeria can be addressed without forging a mutual sense of belonging, he said.
“These are some of the challenges that we must
begin to re-evaluate their manifestation, and the significance of our
celebration of democracy today should mean that we employ the broadmindedness
and participatory notion of democracy in seeking solutions to them.”
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