Elections delay puts questions on military non-partisanship - CDRP
A socio political organization, Committee for Democracy and Rights of the People (CDRP) has said reasons given for the postponement of elections has created doubts on the non-partisanship of Nigeria military.
In a statement by its Acting National Coordinator, Saka Waheed, the group called on Nigerians to prepare for the worse from the perpetrators of the shift in polls.
He said, "The postponement has nothing to do with fighting criminal insurgents; it is pregnant with further coercion of the electoral body, orchestration of religious and ethnic crisis, and ultimately causes institutional anarchy.
"Among their antics is the military siege on prominent opposition leaders which is never a routine known in a democracy, it is a recipe to institutionalised dictatorship and therefore, condemnable. The show of intimidation, strength and possible crackdown further question the integrity and non-partisanship of our military.
"Also, the alleged subtle call for Professor Attahiru Jega to be sent on terminal leave by some section of the elite is a call to disrupt the electoral process and all Nigerians must unite to defeat the hidden intention of those who want to cause generational setback for our nation. This is the time to prepare for the worse even as we hope for the best."
The group warned that further postponement of the election would be massively resisted and wholeheartedly fought to defend democracy.
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Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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