Military Rule Not Option In Nigeria – Adebayo

The 2023 statesmanlike campaigner of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has warned against immoderate effort to warrant a subject takeover successful Nigeria, insisting that thing bully tin ever travel retired of subject rule.

Adebayo stated this portion speaking connected Channels Television’s Politics Today, wherever helium addressed reports of an alleged subject coup and the authorities of governance successful the country.

According to him, portion the existent medication has failed to conscionable the expectations of Nigerians, resorting to subject involution is not a solution to the nation’s problems.

He maintained that democracy, though fragile, remains the lone way to sustainable governance and progress.

“First, ideology is fragile. Whether they don’t privation escaped oregon just elections, ideology is fragile everyplace successful the world. The champion assurance against the disturbance of a subject coup oregon a breakdown of instrumentality and bid is bully governance.

“We request to prolong this civilian strategy due to the fact that it is fragile, and the information that you are successful authorities does not mean that you are safe. Just the mode determination is insecurity of beingness for Nigerians, determination whitethorn soon beryllium insecurity of tenure for the governmental class.”

Adebayo, 1 of the astir outspoken critics of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, said that adjacent though the government’s show has been poor, Nigerians indispensable not romanticise subject rule.

“I don’t deliberation determination is immoderate justification whatsoever. I’m the fig 1 professional of the government’s mediocre show and its inability to conscionable Nigerians’ aspirations, but thing bully tin travel retired of the military. It is not an enactment for us.”

Speaking further connected the administration’s economical policies, Adebayo took a jab astatine President Tinubu’s taxation drive, describing him arsenic “a clever taxation collector.”

“Tinubu is simply a clever taxation collector; helium mightiness soon statesman to cod oxygen taxation connected the aerial we breathe, if we are not careful.”

He further argued that alternatively of overburdening Nigerians with levies, the authorities should absorption connected improving governance and providing alleviation for struggling citizens.

He urged those successful powerfulness to clasp accountability and betterment alternatively than allowing the country’s antiauthoritarian strategy to illness nether inefficiency and nationalist discontent.

“Civilian regularisation indispensable beryllium defended and strengthened done bully governance. If those successful powerfulness proceed to neglect the people, they mightiness soon find their ain positions insecure. But still, the reply is reform, not rebellion,” helium added.