Reacting to the incident at the National Assembly on Thursday, where heavily armed security operatives prevented the Speaker, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, from gaining access to the House, the former vice president, in a statement by his media office, said the “siege mentality” of the Jonathan-led administration poses grave threats to Nigeria’s democracy.
“Obviously, the emergency rule has failed to stem the unrest. The Federal Government must work with, rather than against those who understand and have been elected by the people to govern,” Atiku counselled.
According to Atiku, this crude display of power by the president and his agents portended ominous signals for the future of democracy.
He said the behaviour of the PDP-led government towards Tambuwal was not decent and acceptable under a president that had committed himself to uphold the rule of law.
“This crisis highlights the absolute failure of the current PDP’s idea of government: arrogant, indifferent and incompetent,” Atiku asserted.
The former vice president regretted the abuse of power, saying using state agents to harass, intimidate and humiliate perceived opponents by the president was not only capable of heating the polity on frightening scale, but also carried the risks of polarising and politicising security operatives in the country.
Source: Tribune
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