Tag: NADECO

“Declare 6-month emergency rule in the North, seek U.S. security support” – NADECO to Tinubu

Aminu Imam
NADECO to Tinubu

With Nigeria less than two years away from national elections, a U.S.-based pro-democracy group has issued an unusually blunt proposal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu: declare a ‘state of emergency’ across northern Nigeria, and formally invite the United States to deploy special operations forces to help restore security. In an open proposal addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Democratic Coalition, (NADECO) USA called for a six-month state of emergency across northern Nigeria and urged the government to formally invite the United States to provide limited military assistance, including…

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Insecurity: NADECO laments spate of killings, kidnappings

Aminu Imam

A pro-democracy group, the National Democratic Coalition, (NADECO), has expressed displeasure over the spates of kidnappings, killings and religious persecution in Nigeria. The group disclosed this yesterday, in an issued statement, signed by its Chairman, Professor Mondy Gold. The Professor urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently halt the trend and not to allow the country to become a killing field under his watch. He further said, NADECO strongly asserts that the arrival of President Tinubu was facilitated by a fundamentally flawed process. Regardless of personal opinions, his presence is deemed…

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State of the nation:’No restructuring, no 2023 General Elections’- NADECO threatens

Aminu Imam

The National Democratic Coalition, (NADECO), has said it will not endorse any election conducted based on the 1999 Constitution, as every institution and action taken under the document remains illegal. Spokesperson for the organisation, Ayo Opadokun, who stated this in a television programme in Lagos, yesterday, said without restructuring, there was no need to hold the 2023 elections and that those who hold the contrary view were pretenders. According to him, “Anyone saying there must be an election in 2023 before we can talk about restructuring is speaking on a…

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