SAN FRANCISCO, January 09, (THEWILL) – The Deputy Senate President, DSP, Chief Ike Ekweremadu has reaffirmed the faith of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in a genuine anti-corruption crusade, but warned against the hounding of those in the opposition and total disregard for the rule of law in the name of fighting corruption.
Ekweremadu lamented a situation where such crusade becomes a calculated attempt to decimate and silence the opposition, while members of the ruling party with serious corruption allegations go about their businesses.
Speaking against the backdrop of the continued detention of the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, he expressed fear that Nigeria was fast descending into authoritarianism.
The lawmaker stressed that the continued detention of the PDP spokesman was an attempt to gag the opposition and therefore unhealthy for democracy.
He criticized any attempt to taint the anti-corruption war, arguing that “An anti-graft trap that catches only members of the opposition and those with axe to grind with the government of the day is compromised.”
The Deputy Senate President then charged Nigerians to denounce and resist the prevailing situation where people are held in custody against the directives of the courts and laws of the land, insisting that there would be no justice without the rule of law.
