Tag: Nigeria's Democracy

“Tinubu plotting one-party state” – Atiku alleges

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Atiku alleges on 2027

…Warns world leaders over Nigeria’s democracy Former Vice-President and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of pursuing a dangerous agenda aimed at turning Nigeria into a one-party state, warning that such actions could undermine the country’s hard-earned democracy. Atiku made the allegation yesterday while reacting to attempts to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) through judicial processes, describing the move as part of a broader strategy to weaken opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a…

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Democracy in Danger: US, EU probing reports on Nigeria’s governance issues’ – Activist, Ɗan Bello claims

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Activist Dan Bello claims

…Says judges, Wike’s & Co.’s influence triggering global alarm Prominent northern activist and good governance advocate, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Ɗan Bello, has claimed that the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and the European Union (EU) are currently examining reports on what he described as “Wike’s destruction of democracy in Nigeria”. In a video posted on his X handle on Thursday, Ɗan Bello said his concern was not borne out of partisanship but a duty to defend Nigeria’s democratic institutions. According to him, Nigeria is at a critical…

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Coalition petitions US Senate, warns of Nigeria’s looming democracy collapse 

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Coalition petitions US Senate

…Seeks sanctions against Wike, alleges complicity of judges A pro-democracy group, Nigeria Unite, has petitioned the United States Senate, warning of an “imminent collapse of democracy” in Nigeria. In a letter dated November 11, 2025, the Coalition accused key government figures—particularly Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike—of leading a campaign to suppress opposition and manipulate state institutions. The group alleged that Wike has been “systematically undermining political freedoms” by influencing the judiciary, police, and INEC to weaken opposition parties, citing the lingering political crisis in Rivers State as evidence…

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“What we have in Nigeria is civilian rule, not full democracy” – Fayemi 

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Fayemi on democracy

Former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said Nigeria remains short of full democratic status, twenty-six years after returning to civil rule. Fayemi made the comment during an appearance on a television programme held to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. According to him, while elections have become part of the country’s political calendar, Nigeria is yet to fully embody the core principles of democracy. “We must not confuse the conduct of elections with the practice of democracy. What we got in 1999 was the right to elect leaders, but that…

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Army not planning to truncate Nigerias democracy Army Chief, Lagbaja

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Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said operatives of his service have accepted the democratic system of government that is in place in the country. Speaking at a seminar for Nigerian Army officers in Abuja, Lagbaja stated that the Army is dedicated to upholding the Constitution, adding that personnel of the Nigerian Army under his leadership are agents of democracy and have no intention to truncate it. Lagbajas statement comes in the wake of a series of coup allegations against the military. The allegations were fuelled by…

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“Nigeria under civil rule, not democracy” Falana

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Rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has said that Nigeria is operating a civilian regime which is far away from democracy.  Falana, who made this statement while talking with newsmen at the recent 2022 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Lagos, said the type of democracy in which people are bought with money is not democracy at all. He said democracy according to the Constitution means the maximum participation of the people in their own affairs. He further said: “Not long ago, delegates were purchased in dollars, and in a couple…

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Insecurity: ‘Nigerians have lost hope in democratic system’ – Coalition of Northern Groups

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The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), yesterday said Nigerians have lost hope in the nations democratic system because of security challenges and economic hardship besetting them. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of CNG, Dr. Nastura Ashir Sherif, disclosed this in Katsina, during a one-day sensitisation lecture on permanent voters card (PVCs) registration with the theme: Get Your PVC to Rescue and Rebuild Nigeria. He said: The problem is that a lot of people had lost hope in the democratic system because of what they had gone through from 2015 to…

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‘Nigeria may lose its democracy soon’ – IPAC Chairman

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The National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Engr. Yusuf Yabaji, has expressed fears that Nigeria may lose its democracy soon following the actions of politicians and other stakeholders. In an interview with newsmen, Yabaji said that the forthcoming general elections may not prove the wishes of Nigerians, as he disclosed that incidents of delegates buying during the primary elections of some political parties shows politicians desperation to thwart the mandate of the electorates. He equally lamented that the inability of security agencies that are trained and specially paid…

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Godfatherism, intra-party rivalry destroying Nigerias democracy – CNG

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The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has warned that godfatherism and lack of internal democracy are among the challenges poisoning the countrys democratic process. The CNG, in an issued statement yesterday, in Abuja, by its Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, noted that the men who manipulate the nations political parties for their dubious political agenda had previously won elective offices, or controlled a group of office-holders who distributed positions, public contracts and other material benefits to their cronies. Suleiman, who was a guest speaker at the Benue State edition of Maitama Sule…

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