The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA)
yesterday accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of killing the principle
of internal democracy in the country.
The Assembly in a statement
signed by its Speaker, Mohammed Salihu, reiterated its rejection of Obasanjo’s
Coalition for New Nigeria (CNM), describing it as a selfish agenda created to
cause disunity among Nigerians.
“It is obvious that OBJ has made
himself the Nigerian landlord; it is either you dance to his tune or be chased
out but the beauty of Democracy is that power lies with the people and we are
the people. We will decide who govern us.
“In 1999 when the then President
Obasanjo was elected on a national consensus on the platform of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), there were a lot of expectations from Nigerians, haven
come out of a dictatorship from the hands of the military.
“People were anxious to be part
of a new form of governance only for such expectations to be cut short with yet
another form of dictatorial leadership under Obasanjo.
“Former President Obasanjo
assumed a form of a god; only his wishes were sacred. Those who opposed to his
antics were sacked or silenced; internally party democracy became endangered;
lawlessness became lawful if blessed by the powerful OBJ. Since that time till date,
internal democracy in Nigeria has not regained consciousness,” the group said.
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