The Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA) has described the comment by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu on the possibility of military take over of our democratic structure as shocking.
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Tosin Adeyanju, the party urged the military to disregard it as well.
“Our democracy is evolving and we all must be patient to see it mature to a stage that will be the envy of all. No doubt we are still far from where we should be as a nation, but we are moving towards it and all stakeholders in the Nigeria project must be part of this journey of nation building and not be involved in destroying our hard earned democracy.
“We are aware of the challenges being faced by Nigerians but that those challenges are surmountable if we all unite towards nation building and contribute our quota at any area of endeavour we may find ourselves.
“We should all remember that we have no other country than Nigeria and we must do things that promote unity and prosperity of the country at all times. Our democracy should be protected and strengthened by all citizens of country because it is the only vehicle that will take us to our prosperity,” he said.
The party appealed to the National Assembly to desist from instigating the military to truncate our nascent democracy.
