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Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has warned politicians not to blackmail or squeeze the judiciary and the society, or else they risk a revolt from young Nigerians.

In a video seen on social media, the former President was seen speaking at an event, admonishing the audience on the importance of keeping the rule of law.

He said: “While we are doing the job that we are meant to do, let us not, because the judiciary is very conservative, try to blackmail them or squeeze them. Sometimes when we have political power, we become so blinded, especially when you are in the security forces. But society is changing, so we must admonish ourselves.

“Civil society is becoming very active and certain things that we do and get away with, we may not get away with tomorrow. If we take laws into our hands and try to squeeze society, the young people will react. It happened when I was president, in a sister country, Burkina Faso.

“By their law, when a President is absent, the speaker of the parliament takes over because they have no vice president, the President wanted to amend the constitution so that he can go for a third tenure. From the thinking of society, the parliament was compromised So, the young people in that country mobilised themselves and went to the national parliament to kill the speaker and the security couldn’t stop them but the speaker ran away.

“The mob then moved to the State House to kill the President and he ran to Cote D’Ivoire. There was no one to run the country because the President and the Speaker had run away, so, the military had to step in. So, we the politicians and those of us who are holding sensitive positions should know that the society is changing so much. We must do everything to follow the rule of law,” he said.

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floret23:
When Tinubu pushes Nigerians to the wall, military will not save him. After Gabon, Nigeria is next.

You just nailed it

Who will cheat Nigerian youths? Tinubu? We pass the druggie no worry. Nigerian youths are great!

Where is the judiciary? The judiciary that is almost gone like subsidy! If Justices like Oputa, Obaseki, Kayode Eso, Karibi-Whyte had run the Supreme Court the way Tanko and later, Ariwoola are ruining it with political decisions they would not have met any Supreme court to preside over.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has warned politicians not to blackmail or squeeze the judiciary and the society, or else they risk a revolt from young Nigerians.

Good.

Only if GEJ won't be added to the names of haters with this message as those Nini kids are not just interested in taking correction

Action and reaction are equal and opposite - Isaac Newton

Eebola won't hear. He has grabbed power and he's running aimlessly with it. It's a sure banker the PEPT will do the needful

Oga Jona don join IPOB.
Las Las everybody go become IPOB in this corntiri.

This message is deep,

who will understand it.

Hmmmm

Jonadaftino. I like you and loath you equally. You are a good man, but you lacks resilience.

There's a quote that says

"You can get a lot more done with a kind words and a gun, that with a kind words alone"

That was where you flopped, Jona. I sha wish you well.

No vice president in Burkina faso??

We are where we are because of religion and ethnicity.

Good talk Mr Jonathan, but let it be on record that local Yoruba Muslims miscreants are pushing Ifa whoshipers to the wall,

The only sincere President.

Ok

Good

All eyes on judiciary 🦅

This is a true talk.But this president Tinubu got nothing to render the youth .He is already using politics to squeeze the whole Nigeria not even only the youth.

OK. Tell them!

True talk

Jonathan should just keep quiet we all know he lacks credibility to speak or write on some matters

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helinues:
Good.

Only if GEJ won't be added to the names of haters with this message as those Nini kids are not just interested in taking correction

Read carefully again. Slowly this time so you can fully comprehend and understand whom, the people or class he was actually referring to. Or who are the politicians please?🤔 who are the people he was referring to when he said they shouldn’t be blinded by political power especially because they have security forces at their disposal?

We all already know those he was referring to here. Same people who have political power and the security forces at their beck and call, and think they can suffocate and manipulate the judiciary.

Tinibu is a goner..

When youth enter street for revolution
I myself will trace where Tinibu is