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The Committee for the Protection
of Peoples Mandate (CPPM) joins millions of patriotic Nigerians and groups in
condemning in strong terms the deployment of soldiers to Lagos by President
Goodluck Jonathan and demands their immediate withdrawal.
The legitimate protest against
the increase in the pump price of Petrol by the orderly and peaceful people of
Lagos was largely peaceful as they came out willingly without any prodding to express
their disapproval of this anti-people policy of the Jonathan administration.
This civilized conduct of the
people of Lagos was a pace setter which was quickly emulated by legitimate
protesters in other states of the federation in expressing their rejection of
the insensitive increase in the price of petrol.
Nigerians however awoke to a rude
shock on Monday 16th January 2012, and discovered that the Jonathan
Administration had assaulted the fundamental rights of Nigerians guaranteed
under the constitution by deploying soldiers to the streets of Lagos to intimidate,
harass and prevent the people from exercising their constitutional rights to
protest. Ever since, patriotic individuals and groups have condemned this act
of aggression against the good people of Lagos and have called for the
immediate withdrawal of the forces of occupation.
We commend the democratic spirit
of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State for rising to the occasion in
condemning this assault on the people’s right which is also an assault on his
office as the chief security officer of the state as enshrined in the
constitution and for demanding the immediate withdrawal of the military men. We
view this assault as a violation of the constitution and an act of aggression
against the government and people of Lagos
State which stands
condemned.
We are also demanding that
President Goodluck Jonathan immediately tenders a public and unreserved apology
to the good people of Lagos State in particular and Nigerians in general.
Signed:
Nelson Ekujumi,
Executive Chairman,
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