The former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has accused President Bola Tinubu of weakening opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general election.
Tambuwal made the claim while addressing journalists after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) state congress in Sokoto.
According to him, Tinubu was adopting the tactics used by the late Gen. Sani Abacha to emerge as the sole candidate of a democratic election.
He alleged that the President’s political agenda was to ensure that no opposition party remains stable.
The former governor of Sokoto claimed that internal crises within rival parties were deliberately fuelled by the Presidency to favour the APC.
Tambuwal warned against a return to a “one-party dominance by design”, referencing the controversial transition programme during Abacha’s regime when political parties unanimously endorsed him.
He noted that the ruling government had negatively influenced opposition platforms, including the Labour Party (LP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), to weaken the broader opposition coalition.
According to him, such actions threaten Nigeria’s multi-party democracy.
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives also accused the administration of worsening Nigeria’s socioeconomic conditions, citing persistent insecurity, rising poverty and unemployment.
He expressed optimism about the ADC’s prospects, describing it as a credible alternative capable of “rescuing Nigeria from misrule.
