02-01-2021, 09:19 PM
Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for a return to democratic rule following a military coup in Myanmar, Igbere TV reports.
The country’s military seized power after detaining Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders.
In a tweet on Monday, Mr Jonathan urged the military to release the counsellor and return the country to democratic rule.
https://twitter.com/GEJonathan/status/1356252417474633734?s=20
Meanwhile, the top army commander has declared a one-year state of emergency.
The move follows a landslide win by Ms Suu Kyi’s party in an election the army claims was marred by fraud.
Suu Kyi, in a letter written in preparation for her impending detention, urged her supporters to “not accept this” and “protest against the coup”.
The military has already announced replacements for a number of ministers.
A 25-year-old resident, who pleaded anonymity, told the BBC: “Waking up to learn your world has been completely turned upside down overnight was not a new feeling, but a feeling that I thought that we had moved on from, and one that I never thought we’d be forced to feel again.”
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The country’s military seized power after detaining Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders.
In a tweet on Monday, Mr Jonathan urged the military to release the counsellor and return the country to democratic rule.
Quote:“I call for the unconditional release of Myanmar’s democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
“I stand in solidarity with democracy all over the world, and call for a return to constitutional order in Myanmar,” he said.
https://twitter.com/GEJonathan/status/1356252417474633734?s=20
Meanwhile, the top army commander has declared a one-year state of emergency.
The move follows a landslide win by Ms Suu Kyi’s party in an election the army claims was marred by fraud.
Suu Kyi, in a letter written in preparation for her impending detention, urged her supporters to “not accept this” and “protest against the coup”.
The military has already announced replacements for a number of ministers.
A 25-year-old resident, who pleaded anonymity, told the BBC: “Waking up to learn your world has been completely turned upside down overnight was not a new feeling, but a feeling that I thought that we had moved on from, and one that I never thought we’d be forced to feel again.”