The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned theft of Senate Mace by thugs describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s fledgling democracy
The editors’ position was contained in a statement jointly signed by the NGE President Funke Egbemode and General Secretary Victoria Ibanga yesterday.
“Such brigandage and acts akin to hooliganism, as was witnessed on Wednesday, run contrary to the concepts and tenets of the democracy that the Fourth Estate of the Realm struggled to enshrine in our country!
“The NGE, like other law-abiding organisations, agencies and persons across all strata, demand that the perpetrators be tracked, arrested and tried in accordance with the country’s constitutional provisions.
“The NGE notes and commends the Nigeria Police for swiftly responding to the emergent crisis. However, all security agencies are again enjoined to as a matter of urgency, renew their commitment and re-strategise to forestall a recurrence, not only in the National Assembly but throughout the country.”
The NGE urged all officials, elected or appointed across all tiers of government, to remember their oath of office, as well as the confidence and trust reposed in them by the Nigerian people.
