”Either way, these critics have rushed to judgement without even taking
time to study the directive, without understanding that governance is
about people, and without caring about the principles of fairness,
justice and equity, and they should cover their faces in shame,” the
party said in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim
National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
”We hereby reiterate the directive, which is a product of deep thinking
and robust debate within our party’s NEC to save our democracy, and we
commend our members in the National Assembly for their unequivocal
support for our stand, and for understanding that filibustering or
legislative non-cooperation are veritable tools of democracy,” it said.
APC said the directive is already yielding result, as members of the
Save Rivers Movement (SRM) were able to stage a peaceful rally on
Saturday, for the first time in a long time, without being attacked by
hired ex-militants, because the Inspector-General of Police directed the
police to provide protection for the rally.
”This is exactly what we are saying, that Nigerians, irrespective of
their party leaning, who wish to stage a peaceful protest anywhere in
the country must be able to do so without the police looking away while
hired goons attack them.
"It is all about justice, fairness and equity, without which democracy
will not thrive. We will be watching to see if what happened on Saturday
represents a paradigm shift in Rivers or it is just a flash in the
pan,” the party said
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