A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has said that the sack of Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip of the Senate and his expulsion from the party was an indication that President Bola Tinubu has resolved to do one term in office.
Recall that on Wednesday, Ndume was removed as Chief Whip of
the Senate and replaced with Senator Tahir Monguno following a directive
contained in a letter sent to the APC Caucus in the Senate signed by APC
National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje and National Secretary, Senator Basiru
Ajibola, over alleged rabid outbursts against the president.
Lukman, in a statement issued Thursday titled, “Fanatical
Mindset,” lamented that everything is being done to suspend free speech in the
country, adding that it was almost as if the country were back in the Abacha
era, or even worse.
The former APC chieftain said as it is, personal liberties of citizens are being threatened, fair hearing is no longer guaranteed, stressing that the country has democracy without democrats.
He said there was nowhere in APC Constitution where the
National Chairman, National Secretary, or any official, or even the National
Working Committee, is given the powers to summarily remove any principal
officer of the National Assembly
He said it was a shame that the APC Senate Caucus would
permit such an act of illegality, adding that by doing so, they have set a
precedent that would further erode the independence of the National Assembly
Lukman: “The way things are, it is almost as if President
Asiwaju Tinubu has resolved that he will only be a one term President. Under
his watch, the living conditions of Nigerians is continuously getting worse.
Instead of making effort to develop clear plans to address the situation, the
government is becoming more intolerant to criticism.
“Any democracy that cannot accommodate criticism is no
democracy. A democracy that subverts fair hearing is a dictatorship. A
democracy that permits a ruling party to demobilise its organs and
inadvertently expels its members is worse than a military government.”
“So long as APC, its leadership and Asiwaju Tinubu’s
government have taken the self-destructive path, which is equivalent to a
declaration of working end their tenure in 2027, patriotic Nigerians must help
them to ensure their defeat in 2027!”
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