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Ibori, Ngige Saga Threaten Democracy - NANS Enugu From Emmanuel Ugwu in Enugu 0n-going identification trial of Governor James Ibori of Delta State and the lingering political crisis in Anambra State over Governor Chris Ngige's governorship constitute serious threats to the survival of democracy, National Associa-tion of Nigerian Students (NANS), has said. NANS came up with this position at its executive council meeting in Sokoto, where the union deliberated on the "events unfolding in our nascent democracy" and identified danger signals. In a communiqu� issued after its meeting and signed by its President, Mr. Tony Nwoye and two others NANS called on Ibori to resign as a mark of honour, for bringing democracy into disrepute. "The continuous judicial drama unfolding in Delta State is projecting the nation in bad light," the communiqu� read, adding, "therefore NAN urges Governor James Onanefe Ibori to resign, because he has no moral justification to remain in office." NANS contended that it was wrong for Ibori to be using state resources to pursue a personal struggle, in the face of odds against him. On Ngige, NANS argued that the embattled governor was not constitutionally sworn-in since he took oath of office administered by the state Chief Judge, Justice Joseph Chuka Okoli, who before then was to have retired on June 15, 2002 in line with Section 291 (2) of the 1999 Constitution. According to the students, Ngige, by the circumstances, "does not enjoy the rights, privileges and recognition enshrined in the 1999 Constitution as duly sworn-in governors. As a way out of the lingering Anambra crisis, NANS called for a state of emergency in the state, saying that it was "highly soliciting for this measure "because this will go a long way to end the lingering political crisis in the state." NANS also condemned Ngige for going ahead with the liberation Day celebration "in the midst of crisis" and opposition by the PDP national secretariat,alleging that the celebration gulped N400 million public fund. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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