Arrest the rebels and treasonable subversives!

FEMI FANI-KAYODE FROM PREMIUM TIMES

The gathering of the subversives, fascists and enemies of democracy in Nigeria shall be scattered by God and their plots come to nought.

…the ban that has been placed on anti-inauguration protests by the Federal Government is deeply encouraging and is a clear indication of the total commitment of the Buhari administration to preserving and protecting democracy, and to ensuring that there is a smooth transition of power to the incoming president-elect and his government.

Last Tuesday I was sent a video of an angry crowd of members of the opposition violently marching through the streets of our nations capital, Abuja, loudly chanting and proclaiming that the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, was nothing but “a thief” and that the inauguration of our President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which is scheduled to hold on 29th May must not be allowed to proceed.

As if that were not bad enough, later on the same day I was sent another video which showed the same members of the opposition protesting at the gates of Defence Headquarters in Abuja and loudly calling on the military to take over power in our country.

Assuming these videos are authentic, these acts are not only outrageous, subversive and dangerous but they are also acts of treason, rebellion and insurrection.

We have warned about these sinister plots and plans for months and well before the presidential elections but no one took us seriously and it was to no avail.

Now the signs are obvious and ominous and it is clear that there is something evil afoot.

It is heartwarming and encouraging that the DSS, as alive to its duties as ever, finally issued a statement in which it vindicated us.

The security agency confirmed the fact that there are some elements within the political class who are planning to use violence to impose an Interim National Government on the country and went on to not only warn those who seek to implement this hidden agenda but also to assure those of us who are against it that they would take strong measures and move against them.

This is vital in order for us to protect and save our democracy from those that seek to truncuate it and establish an unconstitutional form of Government in its stead.

It is incumbent upon us all as democrats to speak out in support of the DSS and to help it thwart the evil plans of the unscrupulous conspirators, dangerous plotters, unpatriotic elements and fascistic forces that want to topple our government and abort the democratic process.

Those of us who are politicians and who still believe in democracy must stop being lazy, cowardly, undiscerning, insensitive and complacent in the face of this challenge.