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PDP Governors Forum described the sacking of the former Chief Imam, as a dangerous trend of Fascism
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, on Monday in Abuja, described the sacking of the former Chief Imam of the National Assembly Legislators’ Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Khalid, as a dangerous trend of Fascism perpetrated by the All Progressives Congress-led government.
In a statement signed late Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, titled ‘Clampdown on Muslim cleric: PDP warns APC on fascism,’ the PDP argued that the APC is more concerned with 2023 elections than the welfare and security of Nigerians.
“The clampdown on Sheikh Khalid is reminiscent of the days of the obnoxious Military Decree 4 of 1984, under General Muhammadu Buhari, as Head of State, when telling the truth was categorised as a crime. Those days are scaringly creeping back!
“Sheikh Khalid, in his sermon, clearly expressed the frustration and concerns of millions of Nigerians across the country irrespective of religious, ethnic, and political leanings.
“Is Sheikh Khalid not stating the facts when he stated that ‘everything is not working well. People are dying; our roads are not secured. Most of the part of the country is not secured?’” the statement read.
The main opposition said that rather than clamp down on free speech, the ruling party should “shed its arrogance in failure” and reassure the people by taking decisive actions against terrorism and worsening insecurity.
“While the PDP refrains from delving into religious issues, our party cautions the APC to note that suppressing the concerns of citizens and resorting to fascist measures where constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression is being brazenly assaulted is capable of triggering widespread social restiveness and escalating the already tensed situation in the country.
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