A former president Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned against the derailment of the country’s democracy owing to the crisis over the local government election in Rivers State.
Rivers has made the headlines for some months now owing to the council polls. A court verdict had barred the police from providing security for the election while also ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to release the voter register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).
But in a statement he released on Saturday, Jonathan warned that if not resolved, the crisis in Rivers may collapse the country’s democracy.
“The political situation in Rivers State, mirrors our past, the crisis of the Old Western Region. I, therefore, warn that Rivers should not be used as crystal that will form the block that will collapse our democracy,” the former president said.
“State institutions especially the police and the judiciary and all other stakeholders must always work for public interest and promote common good such as peace, justice, and equality.”