Kabiru Turaki
Kabiru Turaki, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked US President Donald Trump to save democracy in Nigeria.
Two weeks ago, Trump threatened military action in Nigeria if the federal “government continues to allow the killing of Christians”.
The US leader had promised to go into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing, to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities”.
However, the leader of Nigeria’s biggest opposition party now wants Trump to go one better — save democracy in Africa’s most populous nation while he still can.
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Speaking to journalists on Monday after gaining access to the PDP secretariat in Abuja, following a prolonged standoff, the ex-minister said Nigeria’s brand of democracy desperately needs help from abroad.
The PDP chairman said his appeal followed “actions of those undermining democracy and progress”.
“I want to call on President Trump; what is at stake is not just genocide against Nigerian Christians,” Turaki said.
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“He should come and save democracy in Nigeria. Democracy is under threat. I’m calling on all other developed nations: come and save Nigeria, come and save democracy.”
BEDLAM AT PDP HEADQUARTERS
On Tuesday, chaos reigned supreme at the PDP headquarters in the nation’s capital, with police firing teargas to disperse rowdy supporters locked in skirmishes and shouting matches.
The Nyesom Wike-backed faction and the newly elected national working committee (NWC) led by Turaki had scheduled parallel meetings at Wadata Plaza for the same day.
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Turaki accused Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), of sponsoring thugs who wielded cudgels outside the gates and chanted protest songs to boot.
He also alleged that police officers shielded persons responsible for the unrest.
Samuel Anyanwu, national secretary of the Wike group, arrived at the complex with members of his faction for their planned board of trustees (BoT) and national executive committee (NEC) meetings.
Police had a difficult time maintaining order and at one point ordered everyone out of the compound.
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Officers later deployed teargas to disperse politicians and journalists as supporters of both camps brawled outside the building.
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