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Appraising Nigerian military’s respect for democracy, constitution
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By Ifeanyi Aigbedion
Recent disturbing happenings across the vast landscape of our motherland, Nigeria, especially on the socio-economic, religious, and political fronts, have every potential to trigger what can pass off for a revolution or even a military coup d’etat.
It has happened in our land before, and it is still happening in other climes. So, it is not the first time. Neither, will it be the last. It will continue to happen, as much as certain prevailing conditions fester.
But since Nigerians, at the moment, may not be somewhat disposed to taking their destinies in their own hands, one Robert Clarke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), is ‘callously’ prodding and goading them on to threat on a familiar, but dangerous path–that can only lead to infamy if not perdition.
Robert Clarke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over the government to the military temporarily in order to solve the security and economic dilemma Nigeria is facing.
According to Clarke, the military should take over the government temporarily and get Nigeria back to six States.
Clarke, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said that Buhari has the powers under the 1999 to delegate all his powers to the military who will now be charged with the task of getting the country back to six States.
“Now I’m going to propose about this security. I don’t know whether I may be right or wrong …if anybody feels I’m right, thank God, if they feel I’m wrong let them tell me.