IMMEDIATE past National Care Taker Committee Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi has cautioned those who are bent on truncating our democracy not to ridicule us before the comity of civilised nations.
In a statement issued to the TribuneOnline in Kaduna on Monday and signed by his spokesman, Muktar Zubairu Sirajo noted ‘Nigerians woke up to yet another tragicomical drama, this time around playing out in Benue State.
The statement disclosed that the PDP chieftain was disturbed at the seeming obsession with some forces who seem bent on truncating our democracy and ridiculing all of us in the comity of civilized nations.
According to him, this was happening ‘despite numerous judicial pronouncements, some by even the highest court of the land, more than 2/3 of a 30-member House of Assembly will be denied access to, and in fact chased away from the House by the Police, while giving state cover to seven or so other members to sit and even attempt to impeach a democratically elected governor for the simple reason that some quarters have been slighted by the governor’s decision to move from one party to another.
Senator Makarfi considers this as an unlawful, disgraceful and undemocratic act, which portends a danger of monumental proportions to the country and its institutions.
The statement maintainers that Senator Ahmed Makarfi believes that freedom of association is the inalienable right of every Nigerian as enshrined in the nation’s constitution and all international conventions.
‘More importantly however the fact is that impeachment of a state governor is a legal and constitutional function, the process of which is clearly spelt out in our constitution, with no ambiguity.
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‘The Senator reminds Nigerians, particularly the APC and its leadership that the PDP, when it held sway, respected the rights of the people to freely decide what political platform(s) to identify with, a stance that the APC more than any other party, reaped bountifully from and the fruits of which included Governor Ortom himself, at that point.
‘It therefore smacks of hypocrisy and a brazen disrespect for fundamental human rights for the same party to now deny people the right defect from it for whatever reason(s). It is imperative, as far as Senator Makarfi is concerned, that people’s rights and freedoms of movement and association and all other rights be respected fully by the state and its agencies; and that both the APC and its government brace up for more people exercising these fundamental rights and respect same
‘The Senator appeals to the people of Benue State to, even as they resist this callous assault on their freedom, remain peaceful and law abiding and be assured that Nigerians are with them in this trying moment.
He therefore , calls on all Nigerians to, within lawful means, stand up to this brazen attempt to stifle the democratic space by a party that was the biggest beneficiary of defections, which is now jittery and clearly uncomfortable at the prospect of getting a dose of its own medicine.
‘For the umpteenth time, Senator Makarfi reiterates his call for the restructuring of our institutions and agencies to make them more answerable to the State rather than the political operators.
The situation in this country now calls for concern.
There is no more democracy in this country, and army should please take over.
The deed is done already. We have been ridiculed. Immense thanks to the organizers and executors of the ridicule. They will forever be remembered.
IS NOT RIDICULE ANy BODY THIS IS NIGERIA democracy
The commity of civilised countries are laughing at us already , knowing fully well that cattles are more valuable than humans in nigeria right now.
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List of Governors impeached during PDP rule:
1)Ayo Fayose (Born 15 November 1960) was impeached as the Executive Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria on 16 October 2006 on alleged mismanagement of public funds and serial killings
2)Peter Obi (born 19 July 1961) was impeached as the Executive Governor of Anambra State on 2 November 2006 on alleged gross misconduct
3)Joshua Dariye, was impeached as the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Nigeria on 13 November 2006 on alleged siphon of public fund and money laundering in London
4)Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, was impeached as the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria on 12 January 2006 by 18 Legislators
5)Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was impeached as the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Nigeria on 9 December 2005 on alleged corruption which includes, theft of public funds, abuse of office, and money
laundering.
6)Murtala Nyako was impeached as the Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Nigeria on July 2014 on alleged corruption which includes theft of public funds, abuse of office and money laundering.
– Peter Okodua