It is amusing that some are chiding those that spoke up
against the dictatorial undertone of the barring/banning of AIT's coverage of
General Buhari's activities. According to some, the focus should have been on
the damning NNPC forensic audit report. Hmmmm.
Evil prevails when good men do nothing. One of the issues
that some of us that are not convinced that this is the #Change we need have is
that General Buhari has not projected the image of one that believes in the
principles of democracy. Free speech, freedom of information and a free press
are key ingredients of a true democracy.
Unfortunately, those of us that are old enough remember
Decree 2, a draconian law used to muzzle the press...General Buhari was the man
in charge when that decree was used to silence the press. Reading the news of
the barring/banning AIT just causes the bells to go off...
I hope the appropriate quarters will look at the NNPC
forensic audit report and press charges against anyone that has been indicted.
I hope we will not hear that it has been settled as a #FamilyAffair.
It is our responsibility, as patriotic citizens, to keep
our leaders (including the President and the President-Elect) accountable by
asking hard questions. Asking people to focus on one national issue at the
expense of another because of political affiliations reveals the bias of some
so-called activists.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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