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The Civil Liberties Organization has pleaded with the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, to stay action, and seek an alternative dispute resolution to the current impasse in the State Assembly.
This position was contained in a press statement signed by the State Chairman of CLO, Mr.Franklyn Isong.
It stated that, “CLO believes that the House of Assembly (otherwise known as The Parliament) is the fulcrum of democracy and should not be toyed with. Because the destiny and hopes of Akwa Ibom people rest on the House of Assembly, that is why we are pleading with all the parties and stakeholders, especially, the State lawmakers, not to do anything to further ridicule the House of Assembly, and by extension, reduce the image of the Assembly in the eyes of the people.
Rather, everyone should do everything democratically possible to protect, preserve and ensure the existence of the Parliament.”
It further said, “CLO wishes to reiterate that the Rules of Procedure of the High Courts, the Court of Appeal, and even the Supreme Court, all allow for the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms in cases pending before those courts.
CLO restates that her interest in the crisis currently rocking the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly is purely altruistic. CLO is sanguine that democracy requires peace to thrive, hence all hands should be actively on deck to ensure and promote peace in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
While we urge the security agencies to maintain their neutrality, we declare our unalloyed resolve to continue to explore all avenues towards restoring peace to the bastion of democracy in Akwa Ibom State.” The statement read.
