Democracy is Not a Personal Estate, Group Blasts State House Threat Against Jonathan
The Movement for the Emancipation of Nigeria (MEN) strongly condemns the recent State House Press Release in which a presidential appointee shamelessly threatened former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan over his reported decision to contest an election. This is a reckless abuse of state power and a direct assault on Nigeria’s democracy.
This contained in a statement signed by Solomon Dalung, Esq., Comrade General of
Movement for the Emancipation of Nigeria (MEN) in Abuja.
According to the statement, “Goodluck Jonathan is a private citizen with the same constitutional right as any Nigerian to seek elective office. No one — not even those currently in Aso Rock — has the authority to intimidate or silence him. That a government would deploy public resources to attack a citizen shows deep insecurity and fear of the people’s will.
“We remind President Tinubu and his handlers that the Nigerian state belongs to the people, not a party or cabal. State power is a trust, not a weapon. Attempting to bully citizens for exercising their rights is not only cowardly — it is undemocratic and unacceptable.
“MEN demands an immediate apology to Dr. Jonathan, sanctions against the official responsible, and a clear assurance that such authoritarian tendencies will never be repeated. Nigerians will not tolerate any attempt to shrink our democratic space or silence opposition voices.
“Nigeria is not a dictatorship — and we will resist every attempt to make it one.” It concluded.
