Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lent alarm for what he describes as a systematic repression of opposition figures by the administration led by Bola Tinubu.
Atiku's warning is produced following the arrest and prosecution of the opposition voices, including activist Omoyele Sowore and Professor Usman Yusuf, a vocal critic of the Government.
In a publication about X on Thursday, Atiku expressed concern that the ruler Congress of all progressives (APC) is committed to dismantling the democratic opposition and establishing a unique state.
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“When I made Clarion's call that Tinubu and the APC were dedicating their energies to systematic harassment, intimidation and dismantling of the opposition, all at the service of its great design for an autocracy of one part, I became the objective of attacks Vicious, “Atiku wrote.
The presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of the Peoples (PDP) in the 2023 elections denounced what he described a specific campaign of harassment against government critics, citing the recent arrest and prosecution of Sowore and the incorporation of Professor Yusuf to what he called A “” Grim Roster “of opposition figures under fire.
“At the rhythm that go, it seems that they are soon happy with the imprisonment of each one of us,” he warned.
The administration of Tinubu has faced the criticism of the opposition for its management of dissident voices, with activists and political analysts who warn that such actions could erode public confidence and undermine democratic institutions.
However, the presidency and the APC have previously dismissed similar statements as politically unfounded and motivated.