More reactions have continued to trail former President Olusegun Obasanjo's allegation of corruption against the National Assembly, with a Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) chieftain in Ebonyi State, Chief Abia Onyike yesterday describing the former President as a highly committed antagonist of the legislative institution in the country.
Onyike a former Commissioner for Information spoke in Abakaliki, the staste capital.
He explained that the views of the former President on democracy had been mediaval and preposterous.
Accorfing to him, Chief Obasanjo lacked the locus standi to talk on the subject of corruption, considering the economic woes that faced Nigerians during his administration.
He alleged that the former President during his administration worked hard to destibilize the operations of the National Assembly.
In his statement:""Nigerians have not forgotten the shameless parade of Ghana-must-go on the floor of House of Reps during the failed bid to remove Ghali Umar Naaba".
"Neither have they forgotten the 13.6 billion dollars spent on the power sector without stable electricity under Obasanjo regime.
"It is a gratuitious insult on our collective intelligence as Nigerians for our main symbol of democracy (the National Assembly) to be assaulted and disparaged at will-a culture nurtured under Obasanjo"
"His apparent disdain and hatred for the National Assembly was demonstrated to Nigerians when he worked hard to destabilise the National Assembly during his Presidential tenure. Whether in or out of government, Obasanjo has become a highly committed antagonist of the legislative institution.
"On his comments regarding corruption in the National Assembly, I believe that Obasanjo should not be the one to open the pandora box.
"Senate President Bukola Saraki, his Deputy,Ike Ekweremadu should be commended for holding the forte in spite of orchestrated campaigns of calumny organised to impugn the integrity of the National Assembly by vested anti-democratic forces in the country".
"Some people have made it a point of duty to degrade and demonise the National Assembly by constantly casting aspersions on its leadership".
"Others have perfected the attacks through frivolous litigations mounted against the leadership of the National Assembly. These unscrupulous elements are targeting to uproot our democracy in order to resort to brazen dictatorship. Nigerians should rise to condemn these anti democratic forces". Ends
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