President Muhammadu Buhari
In a statement released by Garba Shehu, the Presidential Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, President Muhammadu Buhari on
Sunday, said the removal of a democratic government by force was no
longer acceptable.
Below is the statement in full;
PRESIDENT BUHARI CONDEMNS COUP ATTEMPT IN TURKEY, CONGRATULATES ERDOGAN ON SURVIVING THE PUTSCH
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined President Obama and other
world leaders in vehemently condemning the abortive coup attempt in
Turkey by a group of rebel army officers and men, which resulted in the
reported death of more than 100 people.
Reacting to the tragic events in Ankara, Istanbul and other
centres, President Buhari says he is "deeply saddened by reports of a
violent attempt to dismantle constitutional authority and disrupt the
democratically elected government of Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey."
“The removal of a democratic government by force is no longer
acceptable. Violence can never solve any problem but only complicates
them and sets back the progress of democratic societies."
The President also notes that President Erdogan is one of Nigeria's
close international partners and sincere supporters in its current war
against terrorism, adding that all should resist the "destabilization of
democratic countries through coups d’état in the 21st century."
According to the President, “democracy provides peaceful options of
changing governments through the ballot box. The ballot box doesn't
require violence to remove any government perceived to have lost its
popularity and public support. Despite its limitations, democracy is
still better and more durable than a violent change of government.”
The President praises the courage and immediate response of
ordinary citizens who in face of guns and tanks defied the rebel
soldiers and forced them to abandon their mad quest for power.
President Buhari calls on the President of Turkey to pursue
reconciliation and offers Nigeria’s support to the government and people
of Turkey in their hour of trial.
Mallam Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
July 17, 2016.
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