2027: Atiku send tough warning to Tinubu government

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Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president of Nigeria, has expressed concern over the increasing prevalence of intimidation and persecution under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s rule.

He announced this in a message titled “Nation Gripped in the Throes of Fear” on Monday.

According to Atiku, the Tinubu administration is rapidly transforming Nigeria into a police state in which activists, journalists, and people are persecuted for voicing dissension.

He denounced the practice of targeting critics with the Cyberstalking Act, calling it “a modern tool of tyranny reminiscent of colonial sedition laws,” and warned that “no government, no matter how powerful, is greater than the people.”

Ahead of the general elections in 2027, the former PDP presidential candidate charged that Tinubu’s administration was undermining democracy and the rule of law by using state institutions as weapons to stifle opposition and by consistently defying court decisions.

Additionally, he bemoaned the institutions’ increasing inaction in preventing presidential excesses, pointing out that “parliament and oversight agencies now appear more eager to praise than to question power.”

“There is a disturbing yet growing pattern by which the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu continues to muzzle free speech and, in so doing, erode the integrity of the democratic ethos that defines our nation.

“It is a development that should trouble every Nigerian, for if this creeping culture of repression continues unchecked, it will ultimately turn the Federal Government into a bully and make subjects of free citizens.

“From journalists jailed for speaking truth to power to citizens arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests, Nigerians continue to suffer persecution simply for daring to think, to speak, or to protest. If truth be told, this regime may have surpassed all its predecessors in the reckless use of state power to crush public opinion.

“Since the inception of this administration, Amnesty International has consistently faulted its human rights record. Other reputable bodies, such as the Nigeria Union of Journalists and Media Rights Agenda, have cried out against the jackboot oppression of journalists and citizens by state agents whose only mission seems to be to stifle dissent.

“Today, President Tinubu and his government behave as though they are sovereigns over the people. As they continue to suffocate dissent, they also attempt to subdue opposition parties and silence every voice of reason.

“Even institutions that should act as checks on executive excesses, legislatures, oversight agencies, and the judiciary, have become mere rubber stamps, their leaders tripping over themselves to sing the praises of a president few dare to question.

“As a democrat and stakeholder in the opposition, I am convinced that the 2027 general election will be a defining moment, a contest not merely between parties but between the Tinubu hegemony and the will of the Nigerian people.

“And history bears eternal witness to one truth: no despot, no matter how powerful, has ever triumphed over the collective voice of a determined people,” he stated.

This comes after the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow demonstration last week resulted in the arrest of activist Omoyele Sowore, attorney Aloy Ejimakor, and others.

An Abuja court has granted bail to Sowore and others, but they are still being held in custody.

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