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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has shared his thoughts about President Bola Tinubu’s leadership and the lingering political crises in Lagos and Osun State....Don’t Miss Out! CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING..>>
Atiku believes the All Progressives Congress (APC) is desperate to retain power at all costs, hence the chaos and killing in Osun State.
In a statement issued on X, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the former Vice President alleged that the presidency and the leadership of the ruling party watched the chaos “in complicit silence” while thugs and mercenaries moved around to seize control of the 30 local government areas in the state.
He said, “In Osun State, the APC orchestrated a full-scale assault on the democratic process, attempting to hijack the local government elections through brute force. Armed thugs and mercenaries, operating under the party’s protection, launched an audacious bid to seize control of all 30 local government area council secretariats.
“And yet, the so-called national leadership of the APC and the presidency watched in complicit silence. Had it not been for the fearless resistance of Osun people — who stood their ground against the APC’s rampaging foot soldiers — democracy in the state would have been trampled under the boots of political marauders acting at the behest of their party’s overlords.”
Atiku urged security agencies deployed for the local government elections on Saturday to uphold their constitutional duty with professionalism and resist the urge to be used as enforcers of APC’s criminal agenda.
“These are dangerous times. The APC has abandoned any pretence of democratic legitimacy, resorting instead to brute force in its bid to cling to power — even as the people have overwhelmingly rejected it. We commend the brave citizens of Osun for standing up to the tyranny that sought to break them. Their resilience is a beacon of hope in the face of unrelenting oppression.
“Tinubu’s APC has left no doubt — it will stop at nothing to subvert democracy and impose itself against the will of the people. But Nigerians must resist. The time-honored warning remains true: eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
“President Bola A. Tinubu, @officialABAT, and his dwindling band of enablers must cease their reckless acts of political sabotage — not just in Osun or Lagos, but across Nigeria. The people demand governance, not chaos. Nigerians will not sit idly while their democracy is hijacked by a power-drunk regime intent on setting the country on fire,” Atiku alleged.
