invasion of the Federal High Court by operatives of the
Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that
Nigeria, under the President Muhammadu Buhari, is finally
sliding into a frightening dictatorship.
PDP insisted that the invasion of the court was a vindication
of its earlier stand that the nation was no longer governed by
democratic principles of rule of law and dictates of the
constitution.
A statement by PDP’s spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan
reads: “Today, the world watched with shock as operatives
of the Presidency-controlled DSS, in a most horrific manner,
swooped on the court, held the judiciary to ransom,
disrupted proceedings, scared away
the judge, chased away lawyers and journalists, attacked
and re-arrested persons standing trial within the precincts of
the court, in a manner that can only be obtainable in Idi
Amin’s Uganda.
“The invasion is in a forceful suspension of our
constitutional order and a further battering of the judiciary,
which points to an emerging lawlessness that can only find
space in a military regime.
“Without prejudice to the charge against the Convener of the
“Revolution Now” movement, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, the PDP
holds that, in a normal democracy, it is the duty of the court
to determine the fate of an accused, according to the laws
and not a resort to brute force by the government to silence
persons with dissenting voices.
“Our party notes that such a violation, as embarrassingly
witnessed in the Abuja court this weekend, is a direct
invitation to anarchy and a huge threat to the unity, peace,
stability and corporate existence of our nation and the
safety of our citizens.
“Indeed, this is not the Nigeria our citizens yearn for and it is
imperative to restate that Nigeria, under the Buhari
Presidency, is fast sliding into a dark country where, laws
are suspended, the judiciary is assaulted and citizens are
stripped of their fundamental rights.”
PDP urged well meaning Nigerians and the “international
community to call the Buhari Presidency to order before its
actions derail our nation and trigger a breakdown of law and
order in the land.”
“The international community must have more than a
passing glance at the situation in Nigeria as any crisis in our
country, God forbid, given our population, is capable of
having a negative spill over effect across the
African continent and other parts of the world.
“We urge Nigerians across board, irrespective of political,
religious and ethnic affiliation, to unite in condemnation of
dictatorial tendencies of the present administration and in
defending our democracy and unity as a nation,” the
statement added.
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