{"id":120065,"date":"2025-06-25T13:40:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120065"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:40:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:40:24","slug":"tinubus-government-incomparable-with-military-regime-shehu-sani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/tinubus-government-incomparable-with-military-regime-shehu-sani\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu\u2019s Government incomparable with Military Regime \u2013 Shehu Sani"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Kaduna Central Senator and pro-democracy activist, Shehu Sani, has dismissed comparisons between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s administration and Nigeria\u2019s past military regimes, describing such parallels as misleading and dishonest.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sani argued that criticisms directed at the current administration are largely fueled by personal frustrations and political exclusion, rather than genuine concern for national interest.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMost of those in opposition today have been part of the political system since 1999. Their grievances are more about being shut out of power than anything else,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sani warned against reducing opposition politics to mere reactions from politicians who have lost relevance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0He also\u00a0 criticized leading opposition parties, including the PDP, NNPP, SDP, and Labour Party\u00a0 for blaming the president for their internal crises, describing such behavior as \u201cirresponsible.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYou cannot have political parties that are failing to put their house in order and then blame the president for their disintegration,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing growing claims that the Tinubu administration is reverting to authoritarian tendencies, Sani rejected such assertions outright, noting that Nigeria\u2019s democratic space today remains significantly freer than it was under military rule.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cUnder the military, people were jailed, exiled, or killed for protesting. Today, people are protesting in the streets and criticizing the government openly. That comparison is dishonest,\u201d he emphasized.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sani, who was himself imprisoned for his role in the June 12 pro-democracy movement, commended President Tinubu for receiving an award during this year\u2019s Democracy Day celebrations, describing it as a recognition of his \u201cunequalled and unparalleled\u201d role in the struggle for democracy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He, however, advised Tinubu to remain tolerant of dissent and protests, citing his own history as a former activist who fought against military dictatorship.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the political crisis in Rivers State, Sani also weighed in on calls for a state of emergency, cautioning that any such measure must not be an excuse to stifle democracy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA state of emergency should only be used to create space for reconciliation and dialogue, not to take the state back to military-style governance,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former senator urged the opposition to refocus its energy on constructive engagement and credible alternatives, rather than coalitions aimed solely at unseating the ruling party.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf we want to preserve democracy, both government and opposition must play their roles responsibly.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Former Kaduna Central Senator and pro-democracy activist, Shehu Sani, has dismissed comparisons between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s administration and Nigeria\u2019s past military regimes, describing such parallels as&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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