Former Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023
general elections, Peter Obi has described the just concluded Local
Governments’ election in Rivers State as a “mockery of democracy.”
In a post via his official X handle late on Sunday, Obi said
the conduct of the was rascality taken too far, which represents a double
tragedy for the country’s democracy.
According to him, when a Sole Administrator, illegally
appointed conducts an election that should empower the people, it is not
democracy but outright desecration of its very foundation.
The former Anambra state governor added that such actions
are unconstitutional, legally untenable, and morally indefensible.
He added that the actions send a dangerous message that the
rule of law can be discarded at the whim of those in power.
“But the truth remains unshaken: illegality can never give
birth to legitimacy. Any structure erected on a foundation of lawlessness is a
danger to both the state and the people.
“Nigeria cannot afford to continue on this perilous path. We
cannot pretend to practise democracy while silencing the will of the people –
especially at the grassroots, where democracy matters most,” he wrote.
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