The former Chairman of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has condemned the invasion at the national assembly and called for caution by all stakeholders.
Tukur disclosed that the foundation of Nigeria’s democracy was shaking and with the way and manner Nigeria is going, the nation might be plunge into a state of chaos, warning politicians, especially the lawmakers and security operatives not to derail the nation’s democracy.
Tukur then called for a probe of the incident with a view to making amends and preventing a future occurrence.
According to him, Nigeria’s democracy was presently being rocked to its very foundation which would require all hands to be on deck to ensure that it does not collapse. He added that every Nigerian entrusted with sensitive public positions must learn to place National interest above every other consideration in his or her service to Nigeria.
In a statement Tukur personally signed and made available to Journalists yesterday in Abuja, he urged government officials and Nigerians in general to be wary of conducts capable of subverting the nation’s hard-earned democracy.
Tukur pleaded that putting Nigeria first at this critical phase of the Nigeria’s history will assist in preventing the perceived drifting of Nigeria towards destruction, adding that he has always been “moved to tears with the manner Nigeria is being gradually pushed to a state of chaos amid the crass display of lack of depth, wisdom and the national interest required of public office holders in managing situations in the country.”
On the face-off between the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Police, Tukur who urged the two parties to be mindful of national interest as they attempt to address their differences, stressed that a pang of depression ran through him, while watching federal legislators as they scaled high barricades to gain access to their offices with video clips of the event going viral in the social media, while many television stations across the globe gleefully feasted on the incident.
