Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu
| credits: File copy
| credits: File copy
A
group, Democracy in Action, has warned the All Progressives Congress
against removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
The group, in a statement by its
Chairman, Dr. Donald Abraham, on Thursday, insisted that Ekweremadu’s
election followed due process and vowed to resist any attempt by anybody
or group to unseat him.
The statement read in part, “What the APC
wants to do now is tantamount to changing the goalpost after a goal had
been scored. We want to warn the APC that any attempt to remove the
deputy senate president will be resisted by all lovers of democracy.
“According
to the law, the office is to be occupied by a Nigerian, properly
elected by his colleagues. The election was keenly contested and
Ekweremadu won. So, the question of removal should not arise. It is
important to point out to the APC that this democracy was a hard-won
victory hence the primordial interests of some selfish individuals would
not be allowed to truncate it.
“We want them to know that what they are
planning is a coup against democracy, against Nigeria and against the
people of the South-East. The APC should not leave Nigerians with the
impression that it is an intolerant party ready to rock the boat because
things are currently not going its way.”
The group further noted that the forces against Ekweremadu were invoking the anger of the South-East people that voted him.
It added, “The Ndigbo will not fold its
arms and watch any individual or group embark on hate moves against its
representatives under whatever guise.”
The group said that the APC should rather
concentrate its efforts on how to deliver its campaign promises and not
to embark on projects that would further polarise Nigeria along tribal
lines.
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