Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has said the All-Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration headed by Bola Tinubu is steadily pushing the country into lawlessness.
Speaking in a statement issued on the occasion of the International Democracy Day, yesterday, Obi said there’s a steady erosion of the civic space by the current government which he said if not checked could sink the country into lawlessness.
The former Anambra State Governor stated: “On this year’s celebration of International Democracy Day, we must remind ourselves of the need to work together to build and deepen our nation’s democracy.
“As witnessed in the country today, the mindless erosion of the very ideals and tenets on which Nigeria’s democracy was built, if not checked, will only push the nation deeper into lawlessness. The current trend of endemic corruption, abuse of the constitution, disrespect for the rule of law, and transactional politics, which cuts across the executive, legislative and judicial arms of government, have continued to conflict with our nation’s enforcement of democracy”.
He added that as a consequence of these democratic threats, “Our dear nation has continued to swing dangerously away from the boundaries of true democracy. “Gradually”, he said, “we are losing one of the biggest intangible assets that makes a nation strong, which is respect for the rule of law”.
Obi called “on all Nigerians to remain committed to building and reinforcing our nation’s democracy”.
The Labour Party candidate has lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court, in what he said is his bid to retrieve his mandate “freely given” to him during the February 25 election.
