CUPP berates Buhari over forceful take over of Edo State House of Assembly

August 06 17:32 2020 by The Ajasa News Print This Article

By Martin Odiete, Abuja

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has stated that the taking over of the Edo state House of Assembly by men of the Federal Police of Nigeria is totally disturbing.

According to a statement by the Opposition Coalition CUPP signed by its Spokesperson Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere on Thursday, he noted that the action amount to an affront on the past and present heroes who fought hard for the enthronement of Democracy in Nigeria. 

“The  attempt to use former members of Edo House of Assembly whose seats have been declared vacant to take over the House is an invitation to anarchy and an act of treason.

 
“We therefore call on President Muhammadu Buhari and his men to halt all actions and inactions capable of pushing the nation towards a crisis like the 1983 crisis that led to collapse of democracy.

“We also urge the President to call the disgraced former factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole and his desperate followers, to order before his actions in Edo State instigate electoral violence that will consume the nation and its hard-won democracy.

“The CUPP also calls upon the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to mobilise the citizens of the state to resist these political bandits.

“In doing so, the governor is urged to invoke the provisions of Section 20 of the Criminal Code and mobilise the citizens to exercise their constitutional right to stop people flouting the laws or carrying out criminal activities in their presence.

 
“We however praised the governor for showing maturity so far in the face of unwarranted provocation. We advise him that while he is displaying maturity, the red line must be drawn.

“No one person, no matter how highly placed, should be above the law. The governor must be ready to protect the people of the state and his mandate from predators. 
We shall be watching developments in the state and the entire nation with great attention and we ask all lovers of democracy both at home and abroad to join us in doing so.