A professional-democracy group, Conscience of Democracy in Nigeria, has referred to as for the arrest of appearing nationwide chairman of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP), Ambassador Iliya Umar Damagum, over his alleged help for the deliberate nationwide protest in opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s authorities.
The group, at a information convention in Abuja yesterday, described Damagum’s endorsement of the protest as “surprising” and “inciting,” and accused him of working to destabilise Nigeria.
The group referred to as on the Workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser (ONSA) and the Division of State Companies (DSS) to right away arrange an inquiry into the actions of Damagum and his alleged hyperlinks to the deliberate protests.
Led by Adamu Kabir Matazu, the group argued that the PDP, beneath Damagum’s management, was answerable for the present financial disaster dealing with Nigeria, having laid the inspiration throughout their 16-year rule.
In addition they accused Damagum of ignoring the terrorism and international curiosity hyperlinks of among the protest organisers.
“We want to remind Damagum and people for whom he runs errands that the log is of their eyes. They need to first take a look at what they contributed to the price of residing and financial disaster dealing with Nigeria immediately,” the assertion stated.
“President Bola Tinubu’s administration could also be incumbent immediately, however the basis for what we collectively expertise immediately was laid by the PDP’s 16 year-rule, which was fortuitously truncated because the get together had anticipated it will have 60 years to destroy Nigeria.
“Moreover, with the appellation of “Ambassador,” he parades, Damagum is conscious that Nigeria is a federating entity with 36 states and the FCT, out of which the PDP controls 13 states.
“The implication is that the PDP remains to be answerable for how one-third of the nation is ruled so if there’s unhealthy governance Damagum and his allies ought to settle for half possession as an alternative of pretending that they made no contributions to the present state of affairs, which the incumbent Federal Authorities is making an attempt to treatment by the best way.
“The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocation to states has virtually tripled because the newest 2023. To date within the yr, states have obtained N379.41 billion, N366.950 billion, N398.689 billion and N403 billion as statutory allocations from FAAC for January, February, March and April respectively, amounting to a complete of N1.548 trillion disbursement to state governors alone within the first 4 months of the yr.
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“Equally, the native authorities areas (LGAs), which function extra like state appendixes, have obtained N278.04 billion, N267.153 billion, N288.688 billion and N293 billion, amounting to N1.126 trillion but 55 per cent of meals perish no rural roads in states, together with these managed by the PDP, as a result of the precise issues aren’t finished.
“Has the PDP been capable of level out that the states it managed fare in another way? No. As an alternative, the PDP has deepened the tradition of perverted godfathers cornering state assets.
“Why did the PDP not lead a protest in opposition to hardship within the 13 states it controls and see the end result of effectiveness as a precursor to such a marketing campaign on a nationwide scale?
“One other space we predict Damagum intentionally performed the ostrich with is ignoring the terrorism and international curiosity hyperlinks of among the organisers of the deliberate protests and the way these similar teams had been behind the #OccupyNigeria protests and later the #EndSARS protests.”
The group stated that the final word purpose is an interim authorities, which in keeping with them, Damagum is planning to place ahead the identify of the PDP member within the present authorities as an appropriate interim chief of the nation.
“Everyone knows that individual is Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, on whose behalf Damagum is working the PDP, therefore his haste to endorse, again and help the deliberate protests. We name this enjoying with hearth,” the assertion added.
“We’re additional involved by the revelation that Damagum and his associates, as sponsors of the deliberate protests, have engaged the companies of Western media organizations and neocon worldwide NGOs to demonize the Federal Authorities with a deal with claiming that it has misplaced legitimacy if the protests are allowed to go forward.
“The PDP has reportedly lined up individuals to grant interviews to those media organizations to deepen the warped narrative that the protests ought to mechanically be taken as a residents’ referendum to sack the federal government. Once more, enjoying with hearth.
“Arising from the foregoing, the Conscience of Democracy in Nigeria hereby calls for the resignation of Ambassador Iliya Umar Damagum because the Performing Nationwide Chairman of the PDP having confirmed that he holds that place to undermine and sabotage Nigeria.”
