Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has declared that Nigeria’s democracy is still fragile.
He said this while condemning the proposal by the Federal Government to take over the authorities of water agencies in states.
“I am one hundred percent against it because it is anti-development to the whole country and it also violates the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria completely”, he told Guardian.
“Take for example, in my area, the whole life of our people is on water and the constitution does not separate water from land. How can you now say water on the surface? So what happens to us? We live on water.
“So, those that have land and live on land, their governors can control their land? But governors from riverine areas where the entire area is on don’t control anything?
“It is a violation of the constitution so it is a total rejection. Not just by me, but by the entire people of the South-South and Southeast of this country. Complete rejection! Total rejection!
“And we just want to believe that at this time that our democracy is still fragile, we will be doing things that can make the country stronger, not things that will put so many things to question. Lets do things that can move us forward not things that will move us backwards.
“The bill can take us several thousand years backwards as a country and it is totally rejected by our people. Lets assume it was an error. It is an indirect way of saying we are not Nigerians,” he said.
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