Atedo Peterside, the founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank, says the
democracy that was delivered to Ni has said the democracy that was built
initially in Nigeria is in great danger.
Peterside was speaking on Thursday at The Platform, a
programme organised by Covenant Christian Centre to mark Nigeria’s independence
anniversary.
“In my generation, about the only thing we delivered through
activism was democracy. That democracy is in danger because we decide if and
where we have free and fair elections,” he said.
“It must not only be free and fair elections in Edo state,
it must be free and fair election everywhere. You cannot have a set of rules in
Edo and have another set for other states.
“The easiest way to destroy democracy is for people who do
not win elections to assume office. That is not the democracy we fought for and
that’s the democracy our youths must fight for.”
Peterside called on the federal government, Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), the inspector general of police (IGP),
the army and military to put pressure in ensuring that the democracy that was
fought for is not tampered with or destroyed.
He also urged the youths in the country to focus their
activism on reviving Nigeria’s democracy.
“The activism they (youths) have to focus on today is to get
free and fair elections. Without free and fair elections, young people cannot
participate in politics because they don’t have the tools and they are not the
best regal,” Peterside said.
“The regal are those with the best learning, which are
elderly people. They (youths) will have to dismantle all that so that it will
only be those with the best ideas who win elections.”
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