Protesters in Lagos
Protesters in Lagos over attempted ‘coup’ on Abuja Parliament
Following last week’s ‘siege’ of the National Assembly by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS), protesters marched in Lagos on Monday demanded probe of the incident. The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki described the incident as a plot to over throw the leadership of the National Assembly.
Protesters numbering hundreds led by the Campaign for Democracy and the coalition of civil society groups defied rain and marched through the Obafemi Awolowo Way Ikeja under heavy downpour, to the Lagos state house of assembly.
Comrade Olufemi Lawson of the Campaign for Democracy and Omotaje Saint Jericho described the Tuesday event at the National Assembly as an attack on democracy and an attempt to force a civilian “coup” on the country and abort the peaceful Democratic institutions in the country.
Vanguard reports that they asserted that the legislature is the only institution in the arms of government that distinguishes a democracy, from other forms of government, as other arms of government are often in existence, even in a military rule.
“They further said, that just as in the days of the military rule, the civil society shall do all that is necessary in the interest of the defence of democracy and their protest will spread across the country to forestall any other attempt by any person or persons to challenge the Democratic institutions for selfish partisan reasons.
The group asked acting President Yemi Osinbajo, to immediately constitute a judicial panel, to unravel the masterminds of the siege on the National Assembly and bring whosoever is found culpable to justice, without any delay.
The groups of protesters called on all well-meaning Nigerians and lover of democracy to come out and defend our nascent democracy and save it from the anti-Democratic elements that has found themselves in power”, the paper said.
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