H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga - Nat. Chairman of DA- Democratic Alternative Party with chairmen of political parties on solidarity visit to the Senate President H.E. Senator Bukola Saraki |
H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga National Chairman of Democratic Alternative Party with other Chairmen of Politicla Parties on a solidarity visit to the National Assembly |
H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga -National Chairman of DA @ the National Assembly |
Breaking News: Chairmen and Leaders of 45 Political Parties pay
Solidarity Visit to the Senate President H.E. Bukola Saraki: H.E. Prince Frank
Ukonga plus 45 Chairmen of Political Parties storms the National Assembly on
Solidarity Visit to the Senate President H.E. Bukola Saraki.
Thisday History was made in the annals of the Nigerian
democratic dispensation as 45 Chairmen and leaders of political parties
including the National Chairman of DA-Democratic Alternative H.E. Prince Frank
Ukonga stormed the National Assembly on solidarity visit to the leadership of
the senate of the 8th republic on the heels of the recent siege on
the National Assembly by armed security operatives and other urgent matters of
National interests.
On the behalf on the 45 National Chairmen and leaders of political
parties Chief Perry Okparra the National Chairman of NUP read out the vexations
of the leaders of political parties and other stakeholder’s and majority of the
peoples of Nigeria to the Senate President H.E. Bukola Saraki and other members
of Senate of the 8th Republic; which includes the following
testaments:
1.
Political Party Chairmen and leaders condemn the
recent siege on the homes of the leaders of the senate of the 8th
Republic. Condemn the siege on the National Assembly by Armed security
operatives and condemn the siege on the Benue state House of Assembly.
2.
Condemn in strong terms the attempts to clamp
down opposition and stifle democracy in Nigeria by acts of commission and omission.
In particular the harassment, blackmail, arrest of opposition leaders in the country
which if not checked could snowball into truncating the hard earned democracy.
3.
Observed that Nigeria has began to evince the
symptoms of failed state as the chairmen noted that Nigeria is sliding into anarchy
of the Thomas Hobbes dissertation where life has become short, brut and nasty
due to lawlessness and appealed to the National Assembly to do something
urgently to stop these trends and save Nigeria from sliding into shame, ruins and
grief.
4.
State of the Nation: Insecurity, bloodletting
etc: The Chairmen also observed the spate of insecurity of life and properties as
in the high crime wave, ethnic clashes and irredentist ethnic chauvinism which has
crept into the affairs of the polity embellished to all times high resulting in
nepotism, mediocrity, bloodletting, ethnic cleansing and anarchy…
5.
Joblessness,
poverty, Redundancies of skilled and unskilled labour force etc: The Chairmen
observed the high level of unemployment, redundancies of skilled and unskilled
labour force which has resulted in the widespread of poverty, hunger and wants
and also impacts on the high crime rate and general insecurity of the polity
and they appealed to the senate of the 8th Republic to do something
urgently to stop this drift into darkness by the most populous country of the
African continent.
6.
The chairmen condemn in strong terms any attempt
to un constitutionally remove the leadership of the Senate of the 8 th Republic
through kangaroo impeachment or any
other unconstitutional method as this would impact negatively on the growth and
entrenchment of genuine democratic dispensation in Nigeria and Sub Saharan
Africa.
7.
Liaison office between Senate and the Political
Parties: The Senate and the Chairmen of Registered Political Parties decided to
worked hand in gloves to protect Nigeria from sliding into anarchy by
establishing a liaison office to be manned by a liaison Officer where the political
parties would be able to impute their quota on legislation.
8.
The senate President H.E. Bukola Saraki thanked
the Chairmen and leaders of Political Parties for their visit and reiterated
the commitment of the 8th Republic to protect Nigerian democracy
through quality superior legislation and constructive approach to Nation
Building.
9.
The senate president thanked all Nigerians for
standing by the Senate especially those who trooped out to the defend the National
Assembly and to defend democracy..
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