The founder and publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, on Monday said Nigeria’s democracy has been damaged.
Momodu, who made the remarks during his appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Wednesday, said the country has gone back to civilian dictatorship.
He noted that Nigerians are being gorverned by leaders who do not care about their feelings or what they think.
He added that he hoped the destruction is not beyond repair and blamed both elected political officers and government institutions for the dameg.
According to him, Nigerians who fought and lost their lives during the June 12 struggles would be heartbroken seeing how the country has regressed.
In his words, “I’m very happy that today coincides with the lead-up to June 12 (Democracy Day), so that if we still have any iota of conscience left, we’ll realise we have damaged this democracy.
“The summary of it all is that on the eve of June 12, Nigeria is virtually back to civilian dictators who don’t care how you feel or what you think. Nigerians are hungry.
“We’ve damaged this democracy, and I hope we’ve not damaged it beyond repair because the audacity, the effrontery of this set of politicians, whether in the executive, legislature, or local government, is totally unbelievable.
“All those who suffered for this democracy, especially those who are now in heaven—if they can see us, they would be crying.”
