PDP Condemns Disruption Of Democracy Day Protests By Security Agents

By Ayodele Oni

The People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), has threatened to report the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) to international democratic institutions over some of its anti democratic practices.

The opposition PDP, in its reaction to disruption of Saturday’s peaceful protests by Nigerians, said it was unfortunate that a party that was championing demonstrations before it came to power, has now turned its back.

The statement, signed by the spokesman of PDP, Mr Kola Ologbodiyan, stated that “Our party is cataloging all the infringements which the APC and President Buhari are rudely imposing on Nigerians and we urge all global democratic institutions to take note of the violent infringements and clampdown on democracy in Nigeria by the APC.

“The Peoples Democratic Party condemns, in the strongest term ever, the violent clampdown by agents of the All Progressives Congress and President Muhammadu Buhari on Nigerians who are peacefully protesting on Democracy Day.

“The party describes the brutal clampdown on citizens on Democracy Day as a sacrilegious demonstration of APC’s aversion to democracy as well as its barefaced repugnance towards Nigerians, particularly in their demands for their rights.

“It is awkward that the APC and President Buhari, who were allowed their freedom when they protested in 2014, would turn around to subject Nigerians to actions of inhumanity including the use of firearms against the people, as being witnessed on Saturday.”

Reports had it that some protesters in Lagos and Abuja were tear-gassed by armed policemen while trying to make their grievances against policies of Government known through public protests during the democracy day celebration.

Apart from Lagos, Abuja and Oyo state capital, Ibadan, it was gathered that things went on smoothly with people going about their normal duties in other parts of the country.