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Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by Taeewo(m): 12:40am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The ongoing trial of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged forgery, on Saturday sparked massive protests in his constituency, Enugu West Senatorial Zone. Ekweremadu, and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, are being tried by the Federal Government for allegedly forging the Senate Rules. The duo have already been arraigned, and are currently on bail. However, the Deputy Senate President’s constituents took to the streets on Saturday to condemn the trial, which they described as politically motivated persecution. Thousands of people in the constituency gathered in Awgu, where they chanted solidarity songs and brandished placards, demanding the cessation of the trial. In a communique issued after the rally, they called on the international community to act immediately to stop what they described as the dangerous slide to democratic dictatorship and anarchy in the country. The communique, which was read by a traditional ruler from the area, Igwe Professor Sam Ukpabi, noted that Ekweremadu’s emergence as Deputy Senate President followed due process. The protesters, in the communique, accused a ‘cabal’ in the All Progressives Congress of persecuting Ekweremadu. They warned that the said cabal would be held responsible if anything happened to the senator. Ekweremadu had earlier appealed to the international community to intervene in his trial. In a letter to the United Nations, the United States, United Kingdom and other countries, he raised the alarm that Nigeria’s democracy was under threat. www.punchng.com/73917-2/ 1 Like
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Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by Asokoro2(m): 12:42am On Jul 10, 2016 |
ok |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by StepTwo: 1:01am On Jul 10, 2016 |
do protests still yield results in Nigeria? stop wasting ur time and go back to your shops before we start hearing of mass burials. 1 Like |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by shiki(m): 1:21am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Pics of the protest or I don't believe |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by Taeewo(m): 1:34am On Jul 10, 2016 |
shiki:see the pics...... Did u believe now or not?
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Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by Tony5555: 1:40am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Nigeria's democracy is under threat indeed !!! Imagine what APC chairman say, it is high time to realize what is the hidden agenda of this people |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by PigMeat: 1:41am On Jul 10, 2016 |
ok |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by chriskosherbal(m): 2:25am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Peace oooo |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by DucheSsMerezz(f): 2:36am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Peaceful protest or otherwise, it doesn't yield a positive result. |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by vedaxcool(m): 2:51am On Jul 10, 2016 |
[s] Taeewo:[/s] Silly fools always protesting for a more foolish arrogant big man while their immediate neighbor's rights are being violated without any resistance from them. Poverty must be defeated. 3 Likes |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by rhymaster: 3:01am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Where did the protest take place? Is it in Iboland? If yes, no surprises: these people are the greatest protectors of corruption and official lootermania! 2 Likes |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by santino09: 4:27am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Taeewo:Ogun camp. Missing it badly. Hit like if ur were or are a five star corp member |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by shiki(m): 7:09am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Taeewo: Lol |
Re: Ekweremadu’s Trial Sparks Protest In Enugu by sammyj: 9:00am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Joblessness people fighting same people that made them jobless!!!! |
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