Former Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, yesterday, called on Nigerians to stand for peaceful revolution that could usher in leaders the people deserved in 2015 general elections. Speaking with journalists shortly after meeting with members of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) to find alternative political strate gies for the party following its deregistration by Inde pendent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the former Governor said PRP would continue to fight for the cause of the downtrod den. Musa, who is the National Chairman of deregistered Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), added that since the country’s political system had been hijacked by money bags, the hope of the people getting cred ible leaders through their voting power would not be feasible. Musa identified social, moral, coup staging, and constitutional types of rev olutions Nigerians should choose from to ensure an enthronement of credible leadership in the country come 2015. He also lamented the state of insecurity in the country, stressing that no body in the country, including President Goodluck Jonathan is safe in this circumstance. His words: “I know Ni geria’s situation. It is im possible to have free, fair, credible and transparent election leading to demo cratic mandate. “We need a revolution, we need peaceful democratic revolution or otherwise to bring about the condition that will bring about free, fair, credible and transparent election that will lead to legitimate leadership. “Let us be objective; elec tions today are decided by three factors. First, money power, second, incumbency, and now we are facing the third one, balance of terror. That was how elections were decided in Ekiti and Osun states. The ruling party, PDP, can do and undo with the peoples votes. So revolution is the answer whether peaceful or other wise. “There are three types of revolution, I can tell you. First, there is moral revo lution, where Nigerians decide to have free, fair and transparent election and protect their votes. But is it possible in Nigeria? Can you use moral persuasion to change things in Nigeria? The second one is con stitutional; let the National Assembly enact laws that can lead to this, but can the National Assembly do it? The third possibility is a plotting of a coup. We don’t want it as a people, but is it impossible, we don’t want it, but is it impossible? The fourth one is the real one which is social revolution. People in Nigeria should stand to protect their rights in a revolution,” Musa added:
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 22:20:46 +0000
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