The Basis for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has admonished the European Union (EU) and different international pursuits in opposition to interference in Nigeria’s democratic establishments, significantly the electoral system, judiciary and the legislature.
In an interview with LEADERSHIP, the chief director of PeacePro, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, mentioned Nigeria ought to decide its personal democratic trajectory with out undue exterior affect.
He argued that current calls by the EU Mission for electoral and judicial reforms quantity to meddling within the nation’s inside affairs.
“Whereas worldwide companions are free to share experiences and supply help when invited, dictating reforms for Nigeria’s electoral, judicial or legislative programs is unacceptable. Democracy with out sovereignty is a façade,” he mentioned.
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Hamzat expressed concern that international pursuits are more and more overstepping their boundaries, utilizing coverage advocacy, legislative lobbying and judicial affect as instruments to teleguide Nigeria’s inside processes.
He insisted that the pattern isn’t solely worrisome but additionally undermines the nation’s dignity and independence.
“International nations are now not happy with providing technical help; they now actively search to form our inside affairs to go well with their very own pursuits. This persistent interference is a menace to Nigeria’s sovereignty and nationwide safety,” he added.
Hamzat harassed that real reforms in Nigeria have to be domestically pushed and rooted within the nation’s distinctive political, social and cultural realities, urging Nigerian leaders to withstand exterior manipulation and defend the independence of the nation’s establishments from being compromised.
He referred to as on civil society organisations and residents to stay vigilant, warning that the extreme obsession of international powers with Nigeria’s democratic and governance processes, if unchecked, might compromise the nation’s long run stability.
“As a nation, we should jealously guard our inside affairs. Sovereignty isn’t negotiable, and no nation can afford to outsource its democracy to international powers,” he mentioned.
