Okogie asked Nigerians to beware
of politicians that “pretend to love Nigeria, but are actually plotting her
descent into bloody disintegration”.
He wondered why some perpetrators
of violence continue to go scot-free and also expressed concern over the
increasing illegal importation of arms into the country.
“Approaching another year of
elections, this admonition has become frightfully pertinent. For what is being
witnessed looks like a re-enactment of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar,” Okogie
said in the statement titled ‘Beware the Ides of March’.
“In this re-enactment, Julius
Caesar would represent Nigeria; the Roman politicians who plotted his
assassination would represent the average Nigerian politician, with Brutus, the
politician pretending to be Caesar’s friend, representing politicians who, in
their diabolically deadly intrigues, pretend to love Nigeria, but are actually
plotting her descent into bloody disintegration
“Nigeria, like Caesar, must
beware of the Ides of March. We have been witnessing politically inspired
violence by Boko Haram. We have also seen how Nigerians in the states of the
middle belt are slaughtered by armed herdsmen.
“While the issues of Boko Haram
and murderous herdsmen are yet to be given the attention they deserve, making
refugees of some Nigerians on their homeland, we continue to read disturbing
news of importation of arms to Nigeria.
“Previous importations have come
and gone without any conviction or sanction. We ask, as we have been doing: Who
are those importing arms into Nigeria? Are they ghosts? What is government
doing about them?
“Why is it that some Nigerians
kill other Nigerians with impunity? Why is it that those who masterminded the
highly treasonable act of armed invasion of the national assembly are yet to be
identified, apprehended and arraigned before the courts? The build-up to the
2019 elections gives the impression that some people are out to destroy
Nigeria.”
He asked Nigerians not to vote
with ethnic bias but instead, vote out those running the country when the
elections come, adding: “This is the time to vote on past records of public
service.”
Okogie said: “We must hold every
political office holder and contender to an uncompromisingly rigorous standard.
This is not the time to vote on ethnic, religious or regional lines.
“Let us not cast our votes for
those who have ruined, are ruining and will ruin this country. Nigerians must
beware of the Ides of March. We are still watching.”
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