{"id":124838,"date":"2026-01-06T22:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124838"},"modified":"2026-01-06T22:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:31:22","slug":"opposition-raises-red-flag-as-atiku-accuses-tinubu-of-shrinking-democratic-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/opposition-raises-red-flag-as-atiku-accuses-tinubu-of-shrinking-democratic-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition Raises Red Flag as Atiku Accuses Tinubu of Shrinking Democratic Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nigeria\u2019s opposition has raised fresh alarm over what it describes as an existential threat to the country\u2019s democracy, accusing President Bola Tinubu-led government of deliberately shrinking political space and weakening rival parties to entrench a de facto one-party state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a\u00a0 statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Atiku Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe\u00a0 said Nigerians have endured nearly three years of one of the harshest periods in recent history, marked by punishing economic policies and a steady erosion of democratic freedoms under the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement alleged that beyond economic hardship, the administration has pursued a calculated strategy to eliminate viable political alternatives. According to the opposition, this has left the APC \u201cstanding alone by default, not by merit,\u201d despite what it called the party\u2019s \u201cmanifest failures.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It said the most troubling outcome of the Tinubu presidency so far has been the \u201csystematic weakening of opposition parties,\u201d warning that Nigeria is sliding toward authoritarian rule if the trend is not checked.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement credited patriotic leaders with recognizing the danger early and choosing resistance over silence by rallying around the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the nucleus of a credible national alternative.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, it accused figures aligned with the Presidency of attempting to destabilize the ADC from outside, particularly by making \u201creckless prescriptions\u201d about the party\u2019s internal affairs and its eventual choice of a presidential candidate.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe ADC is on a national rescue mission,\u201d the statement declared, adding that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, alongside other opposition leaders, is central to that effort. It warned that any call, \u201covert or covert,\u201d for Atiku to step aside would amount to \u201ca gift to authoritarian ambition and a betrayal of the Nigerian people.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opposition stressed that the ADC has repeatedly affirmed its commitment to an open, transparent and competitive process for selecting its flagbearer, insisting that \u201cAPC proxies and external meddlers have no standing to intimidate, blackmail or sabotage this democratic resolve.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the statement, the party is currently focused on building strong structures at the ward, local government and state levels nationwide, urging \u201cdisruptors and infiltrators\u201d to allow it carry out this foundational work without interference.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reaffirming the ADC\u2019s openness, the statement said the party remains welcoming to all genuine opposition figures, arguing that \u201cthis inclusiveness\u2014not coercion\u2014is the soul of democracy.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen the time comes, all qualified aspirants will present themselves freely. No one is stepping down,\u201d it said, turning the argument back on the President: \u201cIf anyone should step aside, it is President Tinubu, whose leadership has become a national liability.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement also referenced the recent public declaration of ADC membership by former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in Enugu, describing the city as \u201cthe political heartbeat of the Southeast.\u201d It claimed the move triggered \u201copen boasts\u201d by a serving minister and presidential aides about plans to undermine the party, which it said exposed the ruling party\u2019s fear.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLet there be no ambiguity,\u201d the statement concluded. \u201cThe ADC is determined to end the misfortune imposed by the Tinubu-led APC. 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