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 said he was “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 noted that President Erdogan was 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 praised the courage and immediate response
of ordinary citizens who in the face of guns and tanks defied the rebel
soldiers and forced them to abandon their mad quest for power.
President Buhari called on the President of Turkey to
pursue reconciliation and offered Nigeria’s support to the government and
people of Turkey in their hour of trial.
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