* Describes It As Barbaric
By Okezie Ezeife (Politics Reporter)
Opposition Political Party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has strongly condemned the alleged shooting, on Wednesday, of Nigerian youth protesters in Lekki area of lagos State, South West Nigeria, describing it as "barbaric" and acts of indiscretion and recklessness on the part of the gun attackers.
A statement on Saturday evening by the ADC-DN Worldwide Executive Committee made available to NIGERIAN NEWSLEADER by the party's founding National Chairman, Chief Ralphs Okey Nwosu, said such "inhuman acts of violence" can not be tolerated in any civil society. It said the protesting youths were genuinely ventilating their grievances, disappointments and hopelessness over the way Nigeria has been mismanaged over the years by successive governments despite the rich resources the country was endowed with.
"ADC-DN Worldwide Executive Committee on behalf of Million of concerned Diaspora Worldwide considered it absolutely necessary and patriotic to speak out against all the injustices and extra judicial killings of innocent Nigerian civilians and peaceful protesters in Nigeria. No civil society can tolerate such inhuman acts of violence.
"We of ADC-DN worldwide strongly condemn the shooting of innocent protesters at Lekki toll gate and several other Hotspot across the country, there is no excuse for such barbaric act. This shows a clear leadership vacuum in the Nigerian political governance today overall, and the youth rightly expressed their frustrations and great disappointment and hopelessness in the way the country has been woefully mismanaged for the past seventy years non-stop despite our rich resources and intellectual capital. Lack of basic amenities and infrastructures like roads, clean portable water and constant power supply has eluded Nigerians to mention but a few.
"We at ADC-DN Worldwide firmly stand with the Nigeria youth movement in this very desperate fight to better their future because their is zero trust in the present and past goverments to create a sustainable economic development and growth for the country", the party stated.
The ADC however maintains that the party strongly recommends a national referendum and discussion "to begin the emancipation of the minds and hearts of all Nigerians, create a platform of trust, truth and reconcilliation, Change our basic psychological orientation and thinking patterns, give hope to the several youths who have been trapped in this unending precarious vision called Nigeria".
The ADC also stated that "we can do better. We can make a difference before its too late, Let's join hands with a different fresh new perspective and a new beginning with our great minds as Nigerians. We are a special people with great skills and abilities globally, its time to turn this train around on its tracks to a new positive direction and give our people a future we know we all deserve".
The party's communique was signed by Dr. Sonny Nnamchi (Chairman ADC-DN Americas), Rotrn. Dr. Fatoye Olufemi MBA (Chairma ADC-DN Africas), Victor Ikoli (Chairman ADC-DN Asia & Middle East), Sunny Idehen (Chairman ADC-DN, Oceanian-Pacific ) and Ms. Vivian Nmoye (Communication scientist, Youths and Social Media Coordinator ADC-ND Europe/ IWCWW). NNL.
