Nigeria: Democracy Not Under Threat, Rejects Claims of One-Party State - Presidency

Nigeria: Democracy Not Under Threat, Rejects Claims of One-Party State - Presidency

The presidency, yesterday, reacted to insinuations in opposition circles that Nigeria's democracy was currently threatened under the watch of President Bola Tinubu, and the country was tilting towards a one-party system.

Tinubu Replies Critics: Nigeria’s Democracy Is Strong and Unshaken - Newsmakers

The Presidency has strongly dismissed claims that Nigeria’s democracy is under threat following a wave of high-profile defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that “democracy is strong and alive” under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership. In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and […] The post Tinubu Replies Critics: Nigeria’s Democracy Is Strong a…

Presidency: Defections to APC Are Voluntary, Not Forced - Lagos Television

The presidency has dismissed claims that recent defections of opposition figures to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were forced, insisting the moves were made voluntarily and in line with democratic rights. In a statement released Sunday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, rejected suggestions that Nigeria is sliding into a one-party state, stressing…

Don’t blame me for your incompetence to manage your affairs- President Tinubu tells opposition over defections - Newsy People

President Bola Tinubu has asked members of the opposition parties to lick their wounds and stop blaming him for their alleged gross incompetence to manage the affairs of their party.   The President, who spoke via a statement issued by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, wondered while the defection of some members of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, like the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, to the So…

Democracy strong and alive in Nigeria, By Bayo Onanuga

We have read the alarming claims of disgruntled opposition figures,  some partisan human rights crusaders and emergency defenders of democracy over recent defections of key members of opposition parties into the governing All Progressives Congress.  The seismic shift caused by Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno’s open declaration of support for President Bola Tinubu, the defection of the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, the former vice presiden…

Nobody was forced to defect to APC – Presidency

The post Nobody was forced to defect to APC – Presidency appeared first on Kemi Filani. The Presidency has insisted that the recent defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was down to politicians’ free will and not coercion from President Bola Tinubu or his allies. It also denied accusations of trying to build a one-party state. The presidency claimed democracy is not under threat […] The post No…