The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s responses at the Wednesday Presidential Media chat,\u00a0 exposed his undemocratic character as an unrepentant tyrant, who has no regard for the rule of law and the self-worth of Nigerian citizens.<\/p>\n
The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Thursday also said the President confirmed his partisanship in the much-vaunted war against corruption by openly absolving his ministers and party members of corrupt practices.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst we restate our respect for the person and office of the President, we note that President Buhari bared his true colours to the world as an unrepentant tyrant. Today, the world is no longer in doubt as to who is behind the prevailing recklessness, abuse of rights of citizens and outright flouting of judicial pronouncements by security agencies.”<\/p>\n
\u201cA situation where the President openly pronounced persons facing trial guilty and sanctioned their continued incarceration despite being granted bail by the courts, presents a dangerous fascist practice obtainable only in totalitarian societies like Mussolini\u2019s Italy, Hitler\u2019s Germany, Idi Amin\u2019s Uganda and General Than Shwe\u2019s Burma.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThis extremely shocking dictatorial tendency being brazenly exhibited by the President in total disdain for our laws and judicial institutions portends great danger for our democracy and constitutionally-guaranteed rights of the people, and should be resisted by the citizens before it festers. “<\/p>\n
“The scorn for the principle of separation of powers, especially the independence of the legislature, is further manifested in the declared craving to regulate the funding and running of the National Assembly, a matter constitutionally vested outside the jurisdiction of the executive.\u00a0 We are most uncomfortable about his attempt at trying to whip up public sentiments against an independent arm of government, especially the one vested with the constitutional power of appropriation.”<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing from the foregoing, therefore, it may be necessary to suspend the application of our Constitution and allow the President to operate as maximum ruler for four years after which the nation can return to a democracy.”<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the issue of the Chibok girls, President Buhari\u2019s embarrassing declaration of seeking information on the whereabouts and state of the girls betrays an obvious insincerity which is in total conflict with his campaign promises in that regard.\u00a0 Thus by this declaration, our dear President has accepted failure on this issue and should therefore apologise to Nigerians for all the insults, abuse and aspersions cast on the past administration by himself and the leadership of his political party.”<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the issue of devaluation of the naira, there is an obvious conflict between the budget speech wherein the president stated that the government is assessing the foreign exchange rate with a view to attracting foreign investments and his categorical pronouncement during the media chat that the naira would not be devalued.\u00a0 We invite Nigerians to note that the president obviously does not understand the currency that applies in the devaluation of the naira (laugh out loud).”<\/p>\n
\u201cFurthermore, Nigerians were shocked by the President’s labeling Nigerians as \u2018very difficult lot\u2019 while responding to questions on the strategy to be adopted in implementing his promised N5,000 social welfare package.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThis unhealthy portrayal of the citizens by the very father of the nation, who has remained unrelenting in de-marketing his country through unguarded statements, is indeed a great disservice to Nigeria and its international image. Consequently, we reject this negative labeling of our citizens and reiterate our confidence in them, especially the millions who remain honest, hardworking and credible.”<\/p>\n
\u201cFinally, Nigerians must take copious note of the fact that the President gave no inspiring answers to questions pertaining to his campaign promises, the fight against insurgency and rescue of the Chibok girls, the poor state of the naira, sudden plunging of the economy under his watch, and the gradual loss of democratic rights and freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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