President Muhammadu Buhari has said that everyone must respect the law because our democracy cannot survive without the supremacy of the law.
Buhari also assured Nigerians that his administration will ensure that cases of political assassinations, intimidation and kidnappings in the country are properly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice, irrespective of their political affiliations.
Buhari said this while addressing state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a parley at the Presidential Villa.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President said, “At every point, the law must be supreme and everyone must respect the law, if our democratic system is to survive.
“Injustice cannot survive for long. Justice will ultimately prevail. We will make sure that those saddled with the responsibility of ensuring justice and equity do not rest on their oars. The only way we can sustain our democracy is to ensure that the law remains supreme at all times.
“If the law is upheld, people will have confidence that they can vote for who they want to vote for, without intimidation or threats. People must have protection to exercise their rights freely or we could be headed for anarchy.
“The police and the judiciary must ensure that justice is done in the country. We won’t allow impunity to continue in certain states, where the rights of the people are being violated. I have a personal commitment to fair play and respect of personal rights. This government will do all that is possible to enforce that.
“My address to National Executive Council of the APC was very clear. We are now in the frontline. We are the party in government. We must lead by good example and consolidate on the gains of our democratic system.”
He urged the APC state chairmen and other political leaders in the country to ignore all forms of violence and uphold justice and the rule of law at all times.
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