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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over the low voter turnout in Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, saying the development showed democracy is being suffocated.

Reacting to the exercise in a statement by his media office, Atiku, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), described the turnout as a damning verdict on the health of Nigeria’s democracy under the current administration.

According to him, such abysmal civic participation in the nation’s capital was not accidental.

“It is the predictable outcome of a political environment poisoned by intolerance, intimidation, and the systematic weakening of opposition voices.”

He noted that the present administration has pursued a deliberate policy of “shrinking democratic space, harassing dissenters, coercing defectors, and fostering a climate where alternative political viewpoints are treated as threats rather than contributions to national development.

“When citizens lose faith that their votes don’t matter, democracy begins to die,” Atiku stated.

“What we are witnessing is not mere voter apathy. It is a direct consequence of an administration that governs with a chokehold on pluralism. Democracy in Nigeria is being suffocated slowly, steadily, and dangerously.”

Atiku warned that the steady erosion of participatory governance, if left unchecked, could inflict irreversible damage on the democratic fabric painstakingly built over decades.

“A democracy without vibrant opposition, without free political competition, and without public confidence is democracy in name only. If this chokehold is not released, history will record this era as the period when our hard-won freedoms were traded for fear and conformity.”

The former Vice President called on opposition parties and democratic forces across the country to urgently close ranks and forge a united front.

“This is no longer about party lines; it is about preserving the Republic. The time to stand together to rescue and rebuild Nigeria is now.”

mrvitalis:
Lot of those helping Tinubu to grip power today would be the first victims of his power consolidation drive If he manages to win second term

All the power brokers in Lagos before 1999 All were relegated

Richtaiwo:
So now the argument has evolved, it’s no longer that Tinubu rigged the election results. Apparently, his crime this time is masterminding a grand, invisible lockdown that prevented all the devoted voters of the ADC from stepping outside.

It’s okay… we’re getting somewhere.

mrvitalis:
Lot of those helping Tinubu to grip power today would be the first victims of his power consolidation drive If he manages to win second term

All the power brokers in Lagos before 1999 All were relegated.

seunmsg:
PDP won an area council. Your ADC couldn’t win a single councilorship seat. Buddy, you should hide your face in shame instead of blaming Tinubu.

mrvitalis:
Lot of those helping Tinubu to grip power today would be the first victims of his power consolidation drive If he manages to win second term

All the power brokers in Lagos before 1999 All were relegated

ChiefOloye:
Why are you crying on their behave, did they send you?

zinaunreal:
But the country is ravaged by bandits. What is tinubu ruling exactly? A war torn north and west. count east aside 😆 we are waiting for your demise

Wickedfact:
Okudili, why are you crying?
Shouldn't you be happy with that?

galantjoe:
Atiku, you re an old cargo. Give way, rest and wait for your death. Atiku you can't eat your cake and have it. Atiku na you make PO to lose last presidential election due to your greediness.

Na you make Wike aligned with BAT thus forming formidable force that forced every state gov to become APC. Atiku you re destroyer of Nigeria democracy. Indirect Suppressor of opposition party due to your greediness and inordinate quest to win presidency at all cost

jameshankss:
Arguing that Obi’s presidential bid would only work in favour of Tinubu, Soludo said, “Indeed, if I were Asiwaju Tinubu, I would even give Peter Obi money as someone heading one of the departments of his campaign, because Obi is making Tinubu’s pathway to victory much easier by indirectly pulling down PDP.”

Obi, according to Soludo, would only deplete the votes of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and pave the path for an APC victory.

He stated, “The current fleeting frenzy, if not checked, will cost Ndigbo dearly for years. The South-east has the lowest number of votes of any region, but it is also the only region where the presidential race might be a four-way race (it is a two-way race in the other five regions) thereby, ensuring that our votes won’t count in the making of the next president of Nigeria.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/11/15/soludo-i-wont-succumb-to-bullies-obi-knows-he-cant-win/

galantjoe:
Atiku, you re an old cargo. Give way, rest and wait for your death. Atiku you can't eat your cake and have it. Atiku na you make PO to lose last presidential election due to your greediness. Na you make Wike aligned with BAT thus forming formidable force that forced every state gov to become APC.

Atiku you re destroyer of Nigeria democracy. Indirect Suppressor of opposition party due to your greediness and inordinate quest to win presidency at all cost

anonimi:
Wike lobbied PDP committee to be Atiku’s running mate – Ex-gov’ship aspirant

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:33:04 WAT

Muazu Magaji, a former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kano State, has alleged that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, lobbied members of the party’s committee constituted to advise the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on the choice of his running mate.

Magaji disclosed this while speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, on Thursday.

The Kano politician also argued that there was no proof that Atiku promised Wike the vice president position as claimed.

The PDP committee had recommended the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa; Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel and Wike.

The committee, however, scored Wike above the other two contenders but Atiku decided to settle for Okowa. A decision that has since unsettled Wike’s camp.

Magaji, however, claimed that Wike lobbied to be scored ahead of others, adding that the Rivers State governor should not be trusted with important positions in the country.

https://dailytrust.com/wike-lobbied-pdp-committee-to-be-atikus-running-mate-ex-govship-aspirant/

ddippset:
Says a man who hijacked the party and singlehandedly produced the last 4 National Chairmen of the party for his own selfishness.

Says a man who accepted nomination to be running mate to Fulani Atiku.
He knew it was injustice to give Atiku the ticket yet he lobbied to be the VP.


He knew the party had to go South for the 2023 election, yet he still put Secondus as National Chaiman just to hijack the party..
Only to push Secondus out because he wanted the ticket 2023.

This man remains the biggest problem of PDP.

He can only deceive and fool his minions, not reasonable people.