A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has suggested that Nigeria is not improving anytime soon.
Effiong claimed that the rot, corruption, and partisanship in the police are despicable.
He made the assertion in a post on his X handle on Tuesday.
The statement comes after the police called for the cancellation of the Okene rally in honor of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan based on an intelligence report.
The Kogi State Police Command also called on the organizers of the planned rally to cancel the event in the interest of peace in the state.
The Kogi State Government had banned rallies and public gatherings in the state over alleged “security reports.”
The government also stopped fishing and other activities, lamenting that fishing activities had resulted in the loss of two lives in Kasemiya, Katubo, and Umozu Ette, all in Kogi Local Government Area in Kogi West.
Earlier, Akpoti-Uduaghan said that she would not back down on her plan to return to her constituency for the Sallah break.
She also urged her supporters to discard speculations circulating that she had canceled her scheduled visit.
However, the human rights lawyer said that the organizers should ignore the “useless” statement and proceed with their rally.
He said: “Nigeria is not improving anytime soon.
“The rot, corruption, and partisanship in the police are despicable.
“The organizers should ignore this useless statement and proceed with their rally.
“The courts and the law have made it clear that the only role of the police in political rallies is to provide adequate security, and that the police cannot disrupt rallies because of alleged apprehension of hijack or violence by ‘hoodlums.'
“I urge Senator Natasha and her supporters to defy the police and the governor.”
