….Warns Security Agencies Not To Turn Nigeria’s ‘Constitutional Democracy’ to Police State
The United Action Front of the Civil Society, UAFCS wishes to berate in the strongest terms the unholy invasion of the hallowed chambers of the Lagos State House of Assembly today by armed security operatives in a bid to halt the proceedings of the Assembly.
This act of the DSS to us is barbaric and injurious democracy, which is the foundation of the current Civil governance in Nigeria, as it’s a taboo for security operatives of the State to intrude and interfere in the democratic affairs of any government organ especially the parliament of the people for whatever reasons or under any circumstances
Consequently, we hereby call on the leadership of the Department of State Services, DSS to immediately withdraw its men from the current interloping in the internal democratic affairs of the House of Assembly and ensure its men comport themselves within the civility that guides the democratic rule world over henceforth as Nigeria can not afford to revert to Police State of the dark days of Abacha military rule.
Olawale Okunniyi
Chairman, National Coordinating Council,
United Action Front of Civil Society, UAFCS
