Former Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has described the just concluded Local Governments’ election in Rivers State as a “mockery of democracy.”
In a post via his official X handle late on Sunday, Obi said the conduct of the was rascality taken too far, which represents a double tragedy for the country’s democracy.
According to him, when a Sole Administrator, illegally appointed conducts an election that should empower the people, it is not democracy but outright desecration of its very foundation.
The former Anambra state governor added that such actions are unconstitutional, legally untenable, and morally indefensible.
He added that the actions send a dangerous message that the rule of law can be discarded at the whim of those in power.
“But the truth remains unshaken: illegality can never give birth to legitimacy. Any structure erected on a foundation of lawlessness is a danger to both the state and the people.
“Nigeria cannot afford to continue on this perilous path. We cannot pretend to practise democracy while silencing the will of the people – especially at the grassroots, where democracy matters most,” he wrote.