“The government must stop harassing those in opposition parties” – Buhari

A former Head of State and chief of the All Progressives Congress, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), wants the federal government to stop harassing political opponents.

Buhari, a guest on the English Service of Liberty FM Radio, spoke about the sons of Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido, for money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and the recent detention of APC’s Interim Secretary, Nasir el-Rufai.

Buhari argued that Nigerians could speak out about things that concerned them, and that El-Rufai was just commenting on the dates for the 2015 elections released by INEC.

Buhari said, “All we are fighting for now is to have proper democracy. What I mean is that whatever people say, whether they reflect briefly on it or not, Nigerians are now well aware of their rights and what they expect from the government.

“What they (Nigerians) are doing is to fight for true democracy in the country. They want free and fair elections in the country in 2015.”

He asked why the State Security Service were quick to invite El-Rufai when others who had made the same or even worse comments were walking freely, obviously referring to the leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Mujahedeen Asari-Dokubo, who had warned in September 2013 that there would be bloodshed if Jonathan lost in 2015.

Asari-Dokubo had said, “The way things are going, there is no sitting on the fence in the battle before us. When some people say they have a right to rule and others don’t have, then there is no sitting on the fence. All of us will have to be in the ring and fight. We cannot leave Goodluck (Jonathan) alone.

“Whether they contest or they don’t. If they say the blood of the dogs and the baboons will be soaked in the streets, we will help them to soak blood in the streets.”

Buhari said, “We have to properly secure and manage this country. You cannot deny some citizens their rights to express their own opinion and yet allow some to brazenly threaten the cooperate existence of the country without inviting and asking them to explain themselves. Some of those people are given a ride in presidential jets.

“When others do it, government locks them up or harass them. That is not the way to do things. The government must stop harassing those in opposition parties.”

via 247naijagossip