Nigeria’s democracy under serious threat – Ekweremadu

Nigeria's Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has said
that the nation's democracy is under threat if nothing was done to
avert the intimidation and harassment of opposition politicians by the
government in power.

He spoke on Tuesday afternoon when asked by journalists to speak on
the security siege on his residence.

Expressing disappointment over the development, he wondered how the
culture of democracy has still yet to be imbibed since 1999, stating
that the country cannot grow when the government in power abhors
opposition.

"The development we are seeing now is an attack on democracy and I
keep wondering at how a ruling party would not tolerate opposition,"
he said.

Meanwhile, Leader of the PDP Caucus in the Senate, Senator Godswill
Akpabio said he was humbled by Tuesday's emergence of the PDP as the
majority party in the Senate.

We reports that those at the Deputy Senate President's residence
include: PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, National Publicity
Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyon, former National Publicity Secretary,
Chief Olisa Metuh.