{"id":360804,"date":"2025-07-16T07:19:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T06:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=360804"},"modified":"2025-07-16T07:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T06:19:50","slug":"political-class-killing-nigeria-destroying-countrys-democracy-says-senator-dickson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/16\/political-class-killing-nigeria-destroying-countrys-democracy-says-senator-dickson\/","title":{"rendered":"Political class killing Nigeria, destroying country&#8217;s democracy, says Senator Dickson"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>He said the political elite has destroyed the country\u2019s democracy by undermining and compromising key institutions and arms of government<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The former Bayelsa State governor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/01\/governor-diri-denies-rift-with-predecessor-dickson-calls-for-unity\/\">Seriake Dickson<\/a>, has bemoaned Nigeria\u2019s descent into fascism amid the continued erosion of its democracy.<\/p>\n<p>He said the political elite has destroyed the country\u2019s democracy by undermining and compromising key institutions and arm of government.<\/p>\n<p>Dickson voiced his grievances while speaking at a one-day workshop organised by the Nigerian Civil Society\u2019s Alliance for Democratic Change in Abuja on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the theme of the event titled \u201cSafeguarding Nigeria\u2019s Democracy Through Unity and Resolve,\u201d Dickson accused Nigeria&#8217;s political class of \u201csystematically destroying the nation\u2019s democracy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that Nigeria\u2019s political class is \u201cunknowingly committing class suicide,\u201d asserting that their actions have not only undermined the nation\u2019s democratic institutions but are pushing the country further into crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nigerian political class has killed this country, and you guys [civil society] should not let it happen. They are killing Nigeria; they are making this country look small.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur own democracy is the wishes and caprices of the president or a governor\u2026 They don\u2019t even care how the world looks at Nigeria,\u201d he said, lamenting what he described as a deep disregard for \u201dconstitutionalism and democratic norms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Senator from Bayelsa State West did not spare the judiciary, describing it as \u201chelpless\u201d and often reduced to reading \u201cbody language\u201d instead of interpreting the law.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, court rulings have become predictable tools in the hands of those who control power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He said the political elite has destroyed the country\u2019s democracy by undermining and compromising key institutions and arms of government. The former Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, has bemoaned Nigeria\u2019s descent into fascism amid the continued erosion of its democracy. 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