President Buhari is acting like a ‘military democrat' - Bishop warns

The Archbishop of the Anglican Communion, Enugu Province, His Grace, Most Rev Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on his style of governance. The Anglican Bishop said if things don’t change, the nation’s democracy could die early.

The Reverend said President Buhari was acting like a ‘military democrat,’ while advising that if care is not taken Buhari’s administration might not last. While granting an interview with journalists an interview in Enugu, Dr Chukwuma observed that a good number of Nigerians were sad with the way President Buhari made his appointments.

President Muhammadu Buhari Chukwuma noted that the conflict between the Presidency and the National Assembly was overheating the polity. The Man of God expressed worries that Buhari’s administration did not take any decisive step to address the threat posed by the marauding herdsmen in different sections of Nigeria.

Chukwuma observed that the current state of affairs in the polity did not augur well for democracy in the country. The Archbishop said: “Mr President should know that he is the President of Nigeria, he should know that he is a civilian democrat, not a military democrat. “He is operating a military democracy, and he is also exhibiting Islamic political militancy, that is what he is exhibiting. This will not augur well for this democracy, it may affect the democracy and it will crash. He should understand that this is not the way to get Nigeria united in a democracy.”

The danger facing the administration of President is enormous. Apart from the future of democracy being at stake, Consumer Price Index (CPI) stated that inflation rate in Nigeria’s economy has hit the roof at of 16.5%. This is the highest figure ever since 2005.