The lawmaker representing Bayelsa West, Senator Seriake Dickson, on Thursday, slammed President Bola Tinubu over his silence on the deepening political crisis in Rivers State — accusing the Federal Government of enabling a creeping “military-style suppression of democracy”.
Speaking to journalists shortly after a joint session of the National Assembly to commemorate Democracy Day, the former Bayelsa State governor expressed dismay that the president, in his nationwide address, failed to acknowledge what Dickson described as a “constitutional aberration” unfolding in Rivers.
“Let me start by saying Happy Democracy Day to all Nigerians — even though one might ask: are we truly happy?” Dickson said. “Democracy is supposed to inspire hope, but what we saw today in the Senate was a direct assault on that hope.”
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