A retired military general, Brig.-Gen. Ayodele Ojo,
has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of
trying to cause instability in the country for
President Muhammadu Buhari-led government.
Ojo told our correspondent that the action of the
PDP senators to allow Ike Ekweremadu to
emerge as the Deputy Senate President in a
chamber controlled by the All Progressives
Congress was aimed at destabilising or
ambushing the new administration.
Ojo said, “I think that is not the best way to play
the role of opposition. The opposition should be
credible and constructive. As for the
distinguished Senator Ekweremadu, he should
have declined his nomination on moral grounds.
What new innovation or added value is he
bringing to that office?
To my mind, PDP should have allowed the new
government to successfully transit instead of
deliberately promoting instability or trying to
ambush it even before it takes off. My
suggestion to Ekweremadu is for him to resign
as the Deputy Senate President in the interest of
peace and stability of Nigeria. That to me is the
path of honour.”
Ojo, who was a director in the Defence
Headquarters, also criticised the National
Assembly for being the weakest link in the
nation’s democracy. He stated that Nigerian
lawmakers need to exhibit democratic traits as
exhibited by the United States’ congress after
which the Nigerian legislative system was
fashioned.
On the President’s delay in appointing ministers,
the retired general argued that a serious
government with a mission for change could not
afford to hastily form its cabinet.
According to him, the President must resist any
attempt to be stampeded by the PDP and other
opposition elements into appointing ministers.
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