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Independence: Nigeria Gradually Sliding Into One-Party Dictatorship – Atiku
An erstwhile Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the political elite to unite and safeguard the country’s democracy from what he described as the precipice of authoritarianism.
In a statement he personally signed, the former Vice President hinted that the political impasse in the country has become corrosive.
He stated that opposition parties languish in weakness, while the ruling party appears to manipulate internal processes to render them ineffectual.
The 2023 People’s Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate lamented that Nigeria is almost becoming a one party dictatorship, charging politicians and statesmen of integrity to rise and reclaim the nation’s democracy from the encroaching shadows of oppression.
“While democracy has anchored our institutions in the principles of the rule of law, we have yet to achieve satisfactory progress in fostering political inclusivity and ensuring elections that are genuinely free and fair.
“Our founding fathers united under a common cause, championing our independence through peaceful, political activism. What we celebrate today is the fruition of their collective endeavors and those of subsequent generations.
“Our political milieu has become corrosive; opposition parties languish in weakness, while the ruling party appears to manipulate internal processes to render them ineffectual.
“Nigeria teeters on the brink of a one-party dictatorship, and it is incumbent upon all politicians and statesmen of integrity to rise and reclaim our democracy from the encroaching shadows of oppression,” Atiku declared.
Atiku noted that regrettably the current landscape reflects a troubling decline in electoral credibility, increasingly subject to the caprices of the ruling class.
He also appealed to political leaders across all party lines to forge a formidable coalition, one that would provide Nigerians with a credible opposition capable of steering the nation towards a promising future.
The former Vice President who extended his congratulations to Nigerians on the occasion of the nation’s 64th Independence anniversary, calling for a united endeavor to elevate the country to the greatness envisioned by its esteemed founders.
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