The Labour Party has called on the international community to rise to the occasion to defend democracy in Nigeria in the aftermath of the Supreme Court judgement that upheld President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as duly elected for the highest office in Nigeria.
A statement signed by its National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, also called on all Labour Party members and the Obidient family to be vigilant and brace up for the challenges ahead, as he affirmed that the struggle for a new Nigeria will be tortuous and hard.
He said, “Though we are paying a huge price to achieve the Nigeria of our desire, we are hopeful that we will get to our destination someday, because where there is a will, certainly there will be a way. A new Nigeria is still possible.
“We are also calling on the international community to rise to the occasion to defend democracy in Nigeria.”
“Your voices were loud and clear in condemnation of the outcome of the presidential election. As we approach the next stage of our democratic journey, we call on you to stand by the millions of Nigerians who are already pushed beyond their limits into unnecessary hardship and penury.”
“The leadership of the Labour Party watched as the sacred fabric of justice and good conscience was shredded today at the Supreme Court as it delivered its verdict in the case between our party’s presidential candidate and the APC presidential candidate.
“We are indeed very shocked and surprised that even the apex Court will toe the line of an earlier judgement in spite of all the flaws associated with the judgement delivered by the Presidential Election Appeal Tribunal.”
“Having conclusively exercised our fundamental rights as gifted to us by the laws of the land, we have no other choice but to move on.”
“We may be disappointed and dismayed by the outcome of the exercise, but we have chosen to trudge on and to remain optimistic of what the future holds for the nation.”
“We weep for our institutions that cannot rise to the occasion and courageously defend democracy and the voices of our people.” He said.
Abure, however, noted that there are great lessons to be learned, as what transpired in Nigeria since the February 25 presidential election is a clear testament that Nigerian institutions are not working and that Nigeria may be sliding towards dictatorship.
“It is very clear that the executive has hijacked both the judiciary and the legislature. This is so unfortunate for our democracy, and it is even more so for the people of Nigeria.”
“All that our forebearers taught us has been destroyed within a short space of time because of the unbridled ambition of a few. The founding fathers fought with their lives to achieve independence for the country.
“People lost their lives in the struggle to keep our democracy, and all these years people have been struggling to achieve electoral and constitutional reforms. Regrettably, all of these efforts and struggles have been destroyed today.”
“It is also pertinent to put on record that we have it on very good authority that the government may have marked some of the Labour Party’s key leaders, myself especially, and our leader and presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, in particular, for vilification, in order to suppress the party, suffocate our team, and undermine our goal of a new Nigeria.
“The planned persecution, intimidation, suppression, and harassment of our leaders using security agencies and all other government institutions will definitely be defended.” He said.
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