- Safiu Kehinde
Former Minister of Solid Minerals, Oby Ezekwesili, has accused President Bola Tinubu and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, of serially violating the constitution and assaulting Nigeria’s democracy.
Ezekwesili, in an open letter posted on her official X handle on Wednesday, labelled Tinubu and Akapbio as two classic cases of hubris who are bloated by overconfidence in the power of the public offices they occupy.
The ex-Minister slammed Tinubu for violating the Nigerian Constitution with his suspension of Rivers state executive and legislative arms.
On the other hand, she accused Akpabio of engineering a fake recall of suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
This was in reaction to a viral video showing members of Natasha’s constituency on queue at the lawmaker’s recall process allegedly initiated by some stakeholders within the constituency.
It was alleged that the crowd were mobilized to sign the recall of the Senator under the guise of an empowerment program.
Ezekwesili, in her letter, accused Akpabio of making desperate attempt to silence the embattled permanently.
She charged the President and the Senate President to release their grip on Rivers State and Kogi Senatorial District respectively.
“In both of you, we see two men – Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Godswill Akpabio- bloated by overconfidence in the “power” of the public offices you occupy, only because you successfully corrupted our electoral processes and judiciary.
“Blinded by this, you and your minions are carried away to keep stretching your “powers” beyond limits.
“Hubris deludes.
“Hubris is why two of you are serially violating our Constitution and assaulting our Democracy in contempt of a people already traumatized by your leadership failures to improve their wellbeing.
“Hubris makes you think:
“We have all the power to and will in fact do ANYTHING for our personal interests and NOTHING will happen….. Nigerian Citizens can’t stop us. Rivers State is in our pocket”
“So you think…. because Hubris distorts the capacity for sound reasoning.
“Today’s news is that you, the Senate President and your crooked allies are engineering a fake “recall” of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate all in a bid to silence her permanently. So you think.
“Well, here’s the thing.
“We, who have lived long enough in this country already know and are certain on how Hubris has usually ended in our Land.
“There’s still time for the two you to immediately retrace away from your Hubris in Rivers State and Kogi Central Senatorial Constituency.
“OUR Democracy has no place for Hubris of mere men to prevail.” the open letter read.