Protesters led by a coalition of three civil society organizations have stormed the National Assembly, against what it termed, undue and interference by the executive arm of government, in the affairs of the legislative arm.
The protesters who brandished various placards with inscriptions like #iStandWithNass, specifically called on the presidency to put its arm of government in other, rather than throwing banters with the executive arm, especially over the non-confirmation of substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Ariyo Dare-Atoye, Jude Ndukwe and Deji Adeyanju who spoke on behalf of the protesters denounced what they called skewed anti-corruption fight.
According to them, the protest was against the attempt to kill the legislature and undermine democracy as it has become highly imperative for us to be vigilant about the relentless insistence by anti-democratic forces to bring our highly cherished freedom and democracy to its knees.
“We can no longer afford the luxury of these unnecessary distractions. While the executives concentrate on attacking the national assembly, they left their guard open and allowed meningitis to avoidably claim hundreds of lives of Nigerians who depended on them for action against such diseases.“This unholy attempt to kill our legislature must stop now! Need we remind all those working to undermine the legislative arm is the bastion of democracy and the pedestal on which every democracy, whether presidential, parliamentary or any other form of democratic government stands, and that any attempt to weaken it is an attempt to subvert democracy,” Dare-Atoye said
The protesters who were received by Samuel Anyanwu who led two other senators to receive them on behalf of the leadership of the legislative arm, affirmed its commitment towards delivering the dividends of democracy to Nigerians, with fear or favor to anyone.
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