By Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia
Shifting from Democratic set up to autocratic regime , start from taking steps . Looking as President Buhari led regime is shifting towards autocratic regime that started with the arrest of opposition Spokesman in November 2015 :
(1) Buhari regime arrested The Opposition Spokesman Barr Olisa Metuh under spurious allegations in November 2015 . Gullible Nigerians believed that he was fighting Corruption not knowing that it was a deliberate agenda to kill opposition for him to drive the country without question .Many said sir , that is good for Metuh after all he is of PDP .
(2) He moved against Elzazaky , many said that was good after all he was a Muslim and a Shi'ite .
(3) He moved against Journalists and started arresting them ... Many believed that it is non of their business after all journalists are on their own .
(4) He moved against IPOB and Nnamdi KANU , many stated : that fits them after all , we are not members of IPOB .
(5) Buhari then moved against Judges , most of us clapped for him even when disciplining of judges remain within the exclusive jurisdiction of the NJC .
(6) Buhari regime moved to National Assembly , their resolutions became worthless to the executive . Many of us celebrated this against the National Assembly .
(7) President Buhari took $462million from Excess Crude Account in name of buying jets without National Assembly appropriating it inline with our law , some still clap for this build up to anarchy .
(8) Thugs went to Senate Chamber and forcefully took the Senate Mace and Nigeria Security under the executive control could not stop them ... Yet we still clapped.
(9) They Moved against Sen Dino Melaye , we clapped and many said after all he is also an APC chieftain .
(10) President Ordered IGP to relocate to Benue and he refused , we still clapped .
(11) Death of innocents Nigerians across Benue , Nasarawa , Taraba , Zamfara etc keeps increasing everywhere and yet no head of security has been sacked or questioned , we still celebrated after all it is not my state .
(12) He is gradually moving against Saraki , many of us are watching and celebrating .
(13) He goes against Senator Ike Ekweremadu , we still clapped .
(14) When they move against Sen Shehu Sani , many will still clap after all he is of APC .
(15) When Buhari moves against Sen Anyinnaya Abaribe , some will still clap , saying ' that PDP senator ... '
(16) Today , the entire Nation has been enveloped in fear and we are still clapping ...
(17 ) What started with Olisa Metuh is gradually enveloping the entire Nation .
Of course in building tyranny based regime , one needs to cripple all known opposition and institutions of democracy
... But , I see anger building up .
I see Nigerians resist this autocratic regime build up .
Tension is building up every day . Institutions of Democracy are dismantled .
Danger is building up !
I am worried !
God save Nigeria !
Autocratic set up will fail in Nigeria ...
Our history as a Country have it that Nigerians always defeated autocratic regime whenever it raises its head ... This one too will fail
Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia ©2018
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