₦airaland Forum

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa
The Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, has denied calling for military intervention in the country, saying that he was quoted out of context.
Ekweremadu made the denial on Saturday at the Diepreye Alaimieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Onopa, Yenagoa, when Governor Seriake Dickson hosted him and executive members of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Africa Region) to a dinner.
The deputy Senate President, who maintained that his comments on the floor of the Senate were misconstrued, insisted that he would never make derogatory statements against the Nigerian military, which he noted remains one of the best fighting forces on the continent.
He stressed that statements made by lawmakers in the course of their duty should be situated within the proper context before any form of reaction.
However, the military, through a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brig-Gen John Agim, had argued that Ekweremadu’s comments “in the true sense, has the capacity to denigrate the Nigerian military in every ramification, including its loyalty to the President and Commander in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the confidence of the public to defend Nigeria’s democracy.”
But Ekweremadu noted that parliamentarians had a duty to continue to defend democracy in the country, arguing that the difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is the parliament, which should, ordinarily, provide direction for the sustenance of democracy.
He added that his remarks on the floor of the Senate were to caution his colleagues to avoid the mistakes of the past which he said led to the abrupt end of the First Republic.
http://punchng.com/i-didnt-call-for-military-intervention-ekweremadu-says-alleges-he-was-misquoted/
lalasticlala

Thanks for clarifying...

Sunofgod:
Thanks for clarifying...

He clarified nothing. This is nothing but a failed attempt at damage control. Politicians both APC and PDP are desperate! Disgusting pigs!

It was the handiwork of mischief makers in the first place. How can a parliamentarian calls for his own sack?

Buhari is a criminal terrorist

Of cause what you did was to warn your fellow politicians not to get too comfortable and act as if what happened in the past cannot repeat itself, but some people decided to twist it and in the process lost the message and admonition.

You are simply ignorant of the history of your so called nation.

Go and read up on the factors that led to the ousting of the first republic administration; and compare your findings to what is happening now.

The NAF's public statement sounds just silly and political because there was nothing in the DSP's comment that warranted that play in the gallery. They could have communicated internally without getting involved in public politics.

TEYA:
He clarified nothing. This is nothing but a failed attempt at damage control. Politicians both APC and PDP are desperate! Disgusting pigs!

nigerian millitary 1 of the best fighting forces in this continent-i no gree

Ekweremadu we know you didn't do that is way of giving a goat a bad name in order to see the reason to hang him.

Sarrakii:
Ekweremadu we know you didn't do that is way of giving a goat a bad name in order to see the reason to hang him.

yeah.i agree with you