Wetin be dis wahala wey dey happen for Nsukka Local Government Area for Enugu State? Dem don dey carry gist talk say chairman of Local Government, Hon Engr Jude Asogwa dey force workers make dem register for APC, or else e go sack dem! Chai! Na wetin this one be na?
Social media influencer, Chijinkem Ugwuanyi na him first shout am. E post for Facebook say all the teachers and workers for Nsukka dey go Adada Hall to do APC electronic registration. And the matter wey make am worse be say dem tell dem say na compulsory – as in, if you no show face, your job dey on the line. How dem fit do this kind thing wey no get law backing?
According to Ugwuanyi, the instruction come with phobia say if you no fit comply, you go hear am. E share one message wey head teachers get, talk say everybody suppose show up by 9am with their NIN, voter card, and even bank details! Wetin concern bank account for political registration? Na dem dey do personal identity check now?
Dis kind political pressure no be new for Naija, but e dey cause gbege wey people no fit ignore. Na who sabi how e fit affect everything wey dey happen for grassroots level? People dey shook mouth say no government suppose use their job to force dem register for any political party, and dem dey right!
One civil rights activist don talk say this kain coercion no suppose happen. Dem gree say public service no suppose depend on political loyalty. When you dey fear say you go lose your job just because you no fit join political party, na there wahala dey! All these actions dey raise alarm say we dey enter dangerous territory of democracy for Naija.
The allegations dey fly around, and the Nsukka Local Government authorities never yan anything to clear the air. The APC self dey quiet as dem no fit respond to this serious claims wey fit shake ground. We wan see how dis wahala go play out as the political season dey approach.
From all these, e clear say this na serious matter wey fit endanger the whole democratic spirit for the country. Teachers and low-level civil servants dey suffer the brunt of political pressure, and e no sweet at all. We dey call on education unions make dem intervene sharp sharp before e go become serious gbege for dem people dem.
Naija people no wan make dem future depend on this kain coercion again, everybody suppose get the right to support the party wey dem like without any wahala!
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