The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has written an open letter to the Ambassadors of France, Germany, European Union, United States and the United Kingdom High Commissioner.
According to Daily Post, Atiku accused President Buhari of constantly breaching the constitution.
The PDP presidential candidate spoke on the recent suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, the refusal of the Federal Government to release Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, the leader of Nigeria’s Shiite group, among others.
Atiku also called on members of the international community to save Nigerians by speaking up against Buhari’s alleged constitutional breaches.
Read the letter below:
Dear Your Excellency,
Constitutional Breaches Under The Watch Of President Muhammadu Buhari
I have chosen to write this letter to Your Excellency for the enviable role that your country plays as champion of Democracy and the Rule of Law. I am also writing you as Nigeria’s international development partner working together to deepen and strengthen our democracy as well as to help in the transformation of our economies and societies for the better.
President Muhammadu Buhari is threatening our democracy by serially breaching the provisions of our constitution and undermining organs and institutions of State in order to advance his personal interest. While the President has ironically taken oath to safeguard and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the reality of his selective and wanton violations of its provisions means that his oath is observed only in the breach.
And as Your Excellency very much knows, respect for the rule of law is integral to promoting and preserving the values and principles of democracy. Sadly, however, by the actions of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, one is forced to think otherwise.
As a Presidential Candidate in the forthcoming General Elections that will be conducted and supervised by the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari, I feel the urgent need to share with you some of these key violations of the provisions of our constitution and to demand that you pile pressure on the Federal Government to desist from these violations and ensure a level playing field for the General Elections that are only a couple of weeks away. We acknowledge with profound appreciation
