The third force movement under
the aegis of the Nigerian Intervention Movement, NIM, have given President
Muhammadu Buhari seven days to reinstate the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice
Walter Onnoghen.
The Third Force said failure to
do this, the President will face unprecedented mass action.
NIM which is jointly led by legal
icon, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, and Dr Tafawa Balewa said the suspension of the
CJN and the swearing-in of Justice Tanko Ibrahim Mohammed was a threat to
Nigeria’s fledgeling democracy.
NIM said it was putting Buhari on
a strong notice that at the end of seven days from Friday, if he fails to
reinstate the CJN, they will be compelled to mobilise a coalition forces of
Nigerian civil society and leaders of conscience across the country to confront
the Buhari regime with an unprecedented mass action to save Nigeria’s
democracy.
It said, “A meeting of the
coalition of forces against civilian dictatorship in Nigeria has been slated to
hold on Thursday 31st January in Lagos to kick start a nationwide mobilisation
to save democracy ahead of the 2019 elections.
In the statement signed by Debo
Adeniyi, NIM’s Director, Media Bureau, the Third Force added, “The third force
movement under the auspices of Nigeria Intervention Movement, NIM have given President
Muhammadu Buhari seven days to reinstate the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice
Walter Onnoghen or face an unprecedented mass action from the third force
movement and its allies until the President’s unpopular decision is rescinded
“The NIM being jointly led by a
frontline civil right activist and legal Icon, Dr Olisa Agbakoba SAN and the
son of former prime minister of Nigeria, Dr Abduljalil Tafawa Balewa profoundly
views the suspension of the CJN and the precipitate swearing in of the President’s
Kinsman, Justice Tanko Ibrahim Mohammed as a threat to Nigeria’s fledgling
democracy and the feasibility of the 2019 general elections as well a
desperation to compromise all relevant Institutions of state ahead of the 2019
elections
“By this statement, we wish to
put President Buhari on a strong notice that at the end of seven days from
today, if President Buhari fails to reinstate the CJN we shall be compelled to
mobilise a Coalition Forces of Nigerian Civil society and leaders of conscience
across the country to confront the Buhari regime with an unprecedented mass
action to save Nigeria’s democracy
“We wish to assert that the
action of the President today is subjudice, smacks of crass dictatorship and a
setback for constitutional democracy in our country, just as it is a clear
descent of civil rule to the dark days of military jackboot in Nigeria as
recently alerted by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and we in NIM, who
fought with our lives to restore Nigeria’s current democracy, have vowed to resist
the dastardly move of the Buhari regime to cage all institutions of State ahead
of the 2019 elections, with every resources at our disposal.
“The meeting of the coalition of
forces against civilian dictatorship in Nigeria has been slated to hold on Thursday
31st January in Lagos to kick start a nationwide mobilisation to save democracy
ahead of the 2019 elections.”
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