Former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi
has insisted that there is no democracy in Nigeria.
Obi said the governorship election in Edo State and the
state of emergency in Rivers State has shown that there is no democracy in
Nigeria.
President Bola Tinubu had declared a state of emergency in
Rivers State to prevent a full blown security crisis due to the political rift
between Governor Sim Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,
Nyesom Wike.
Tinubu also suspended Fubara, his Deputy, and all members of
the state House of Assembly for six months.
Following their suspension, Tinubu appointed a Sole Administrator
to take charge of Rivers State.
However, Obi faulted the appointments, stressing that he was
not democratically elected by the people of the state.
In an interview with Arise Television, Obi said: “There is
no democracy in Nigeria today.”
Asked why he’s running for the 2027 presidential election,
he said: “We will continue to be agitating for true democracy.
“The election in Edo, does it show any sign that Nigeria is
a democratic country? No, the coffin was nailed by what happened in Rivers
State.
“You cannot in any circumstances solve a problem in a
Democratic setting by going against rules. You can’t even solve any problem by
going against the rules.
“I am committed to a better Nigeria and I have what it takes
and I have the experience. Of all those who want to be President today, nobody
has my background. I have what it takes, I have operated in the corporate
world, and I have been a governor.”
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