The Coalition of United Political Events, CUPP, has urged Nigerians to defend democracy and resist what it described as makes an attempt by the present administration to impose tyrannical rule.
CUPP Nationwide Secretary, Peter Ameh, made the attraction in Abuja on Monday whereas reacting to final week’s assault on the 2023 Labour Celebration, LP, governorship candidate for Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and supporters of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, allegedly by thugs.
Ameh expressed concern that the incident occurred within the presence of armed policemen who had been anticipated to take care of peace and order.
“We should fiercely resist tyranny with unwavering resolve. As a united individuals, we should boldly defend our rights and freedoms towards oppressive assaults,” he stated.
He added that Nigerians should not permit concern to dictate their response to such acts of intolerance in a democracy.
“These elected into public places of work are presupposed to be accountable to the individuals, however what we now have right this moment are leaders who count on those that voted them into energy to concern them. They use establishments of presidency to intimidate and oppress the very residents they’re meant to guard. We should not permit this to proceed unchallenged,” Ameh said.
The CUPP additional referred to as for collective motion to safeguard Nigeria’s democratic values and be sure that establishments of state serve the individuals moderately than intimidate them.
