The Peoples Democratic
Party has expressed concern in a statement issued on Saturday, September 19, by
Olisa Metuh, the party’s national publicity due to National Assembly’s current state of been
characterized by turmoil
According to the party,
the Buhari-led regime has exhibited trappings of despotism such as “ruling
without a constitutional component of a cabinet, persistent abuse of power,
undermining of democratic institutions, invasion of state government and
personal houses, injecting confusion into the judiciary and hounding of
individuals perceived to be against its interests”.
Furthermore, in its statement, the opposition party
expressed worry over the “relentless onslaught against democratic
institutions, especially the growing tension trailing the quest to annex the
National Assembly; for which the Presidency had since vowed not to recognize
the current Senate leadership, in total disdain to the independence of the
legislature and the principle of separation of powers”.-Naij
Reacting to the
recent statement, in which the president condemned the coup in Burkina Faso, the party described it as
mockery, noting that Buhari’s government continues to violate the provisions of
the constitution of his own counrty.
Metuh stressed
that the PDP was not interested in “the intra-party squabbles within the APC,
regarding leadership positions in the Senate”.
“Our concerns here
are the prevailing executive intolerance, the undermining of the institution of
the National Assembly and the overall threat to the survival of our democracy,”
he noted
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