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| Tread with caution. It's no longer a dictatorship - Abdulsalami, others warn Buhari |
Nigeria's Sole Administrator General Muhammadu Buhari has been reminded that despite he has been running a solo government, Nigeria is no longer in military dictatorship.
The SolAd received the caution when members of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 General Elections headed by former Head of State General Abdusalami Abubakar (rtd) paid him courtesy visit.
The committee says it is concerned about the obvious crackdown and victimization of political opponents under the guise of Buhari's anti-corruption war, Daily Trust reports.
Addressing State House journalists after the meeting, a member of the committee, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Hassan Kukah said the position of the committee was that Nigeria was no longer in a military regime.
"It [Buhari's anti-graft war] is heating up the polity. In our conversation with former President Jonathan and members of the parties, I don't think any Nigerian is in favour of corruption or is against the president's commitment to ensuring that we turn over a new leaf.
"I think what we are concerned about is process. It is no longer a military regime, and under our existing laws, everybody is innocent until proven guilty.
"Again, our own commitment is not to intimidate or fight anybody. The former president's commitment and what he did still remains spectacular, and I think that President Buhari himself appreciates that. So, our effort really is to make sure that the right thing is done", he said.
In attendance at the meeting were Abdusalami Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’Ad Abubakar III; the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor; Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Revd. Nicholas Okoh; Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan; a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Priscilla Kuye; Senator Ben Obi among others.
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