By Chris Johnson The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that Nigeria is gradually descending into totalitarianism and anarchy...
By Chris Johnson
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that Nigeria
is gradually descending into totalitarianism and anarchy under the current
administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary,
Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday, the party expressed deep concern over what it
perceived as the APC’s efforts to establish a one-party state in the country.
The statement, shared on the party’s official X handle,
accused a supposed cabal within the Presidency of attempting to weaken crucial
democratic institutions, notably the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) and the judiciary.
“The PDP alerts of attempts and actions of a cabal within
the Presidency to emasculate the institutions of democracy in Nigeria,
especially the Independent National Electoral Commission and the judiciary in
the desperation to foist a one-party state on Nigerians,” the statement read.
The party claimed that the unfolding anti-democratic
scenario is evident not only in the alleged manipulation of elections but also
in conflicting judgments by electoral courts, particularly the Appeal Court,
whose verdicts it said are in conflict with the express provisions of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the
Electoral Act of 2022, and INEC’s Guidelines and Regulations for elections.
The PDP emphasized the importance of allowing democracy to
thrive as the government of the people, as expressed by their will in
elections.
It called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the custodian
of the government, to speak out and denounce any attempt or action capable of
stifling democracy, undermining the rule of law, and compromising the
independence of the judiciary, especially concerning election matters pending
before the courts.
The PDP called for a united front to defend democracy, the
rule of law, and the independence of the judiciary.
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