‘Political Class May Face Insecurity of Tenure Soon’ – SDP Chieftain Adebayo

Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has declared that political officeholders are not impervious to criticism just because they are in government.

According to reports, Adebayo announced this in reaction to the purported military takeover that recently caused unrest in Nigerian politics.

Adebayo said that nothing positive will result from military control in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Thursday.

He urged Nigerians to uphold the democratic system, pointing out that just as individuals’ lives and property are insecure, the political elite may soon experience insecurity.

“Democracy is fragile whether you have extreme thwarting of it by elements of military juntas or they don’t want free and fair elections and then clamp down on citizens,” he stated.

“Democracy is delicate everywhere in the world and needs to be safeguarded. Good governance is the best defense against disruption, devastation, military takeovers, and the collapse of law and order.

While we wait for the military and civilian authorities in government to provide a clear accountability for what transpired, there is a lesson to be learned from this.

However, I am certain that we all have an obligation to recognize the necessity of maintaining this civilian system.

“Just because you work in government doesn’t mean you can’t get angry.” In the same way that Nigerians face property and life insecurity, the political elite may soon face tenure insecurity.