Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar, on Tuesday accused President Bola Tinubu and the chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of working to undermine
Nigeria’s opposition and democracy.
The remark comes amid INEC’s freezing of David Mark’s leadership of the ADC.
In a post on X, Ibeh stated that presidential spokesman Bayo
Onanuga had indicated that Nafiu Bala had emerged as the ADC national chairman,
claiming the development was influenced by the President and INEC.
He questioned the development, noting that INEC had
previously filed court processes challenging Bala’s eligibility for the ADC
chairmanship, and asked what had changed since then.
Ibeh further accused Tinubu and Amupitan of orchestrating
what he described as a “democratic faux pas,” warning that such actions could
amount to a drift toward dictatorship.
He added that the situation draws parallels with past
political developments in Nigeria’s recent history.
He wrote: “Bayo Onanuga is posting on his X account that
Nafiu Bala is now the ADC Chairman because his Tinubu’s @NGRPresident and
Amupitan’s @inecnigeria are in bed with Bala to annihilate the opposition and
inevitably subvert Nigeria’s democracy.
“This is the same INEC that filed processes in court last
year to show cause why Bala is not deserving of the Chairmanship of the ADC.
What has changed since then?
“Tinubu and Amupitan are the ones cooking up the democratic
faux pas. Our message to them is that this dictatorship may live, but not for
very long. Does this remind you of another era in our recent history?”
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