Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, faulted the National working Committee of All Progressives Congress (APC) over attack on Governor Caleb Mutswang for the non-swearing in of 16 lawmakers of the APC lawmakers following the ruling of the appeal court.
The group, which expressed shock and disappointing over the attack, stressed that the governor is not a lawmaker in Plateau State and is the head of another branch of government, which is the executive arm.
According to the rights group, if the APCs’ leaders cannot understand the sanctity of the principles of separation of powers, then our democracy is endangered.
HURIWA, in a statement by its national coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko called on the APC to train their leaders to understand the principles of separation of powers.
Besides, HURIWA backed the 16 PDP elected members of the Plateau State House of Assembly, whose…
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