By Bada Abraham
A Former President of the federal republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has warned politicians not to blackmail or squeeze the judiciary and the society.
The Bayelsa-born political gladiator stated that blackmailing the judiciary can cause revolt from young Nigerians.
The Sun Newspaper reported that Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party stated this in a viral video.
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said; “While we are doing the job that we are meant to do, let us not, because the judiciary is very conservative, try to blackmail them or squeeze them. Sometimes when we have political power, we become so blinded, especially when you are in the security forces. But society is changing, so we must admonish ourselves.”
He added; “Civil society is becoming very active and certain things that we do and get away with, we may not get away with tomorrow. If we take laws into our hands and try to squeeze society, the young people will react. It happened when I was president, in a sister country, Burkina Faso.”
The former Nigerian leader stated further; “we the politicians and those of us who are holding sensitive positions should know that the society is changing so much. We must do everything to follow the rule of law,”
The recent statement by former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan which was shared by The Sun Newspaper on its verified Facebook page has generated a lot of reactions from many Nigerians on the social media platform.
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