APC driving Nigeria to one-party state – Babangida Aliyu

APC driving Nigeria to one-party state – Babangida Aliyu

Former Niger State Governor and Chairman of the Former
Governors’ Forum, Babangida Aliyu, has raised alarm over what he described as
Nigeria’s dangerous drift towards a one-party state under the All Progressives
Congress (APC).

 

Speaking at an interactive session between the party’s
National Working Committee (NWC) and the Former Ministers’ Forum, Aliyu
expressed deep concern about shrinking political space, induced defections, and
the weakening of opposition institutions.

 

“We observe with alarm the aggressive maneuvers by the
ruling APC to obliterate the opposition. The relentless poaching of opposition
figures and the weaponization of state institutions to intimidate dissenting
voices are clear indicators that Nigeria is sliding dangerously into a
one-party state,” he said.

 

Aliyu emphasized that a vibrant opposition is essential for
a thriving democracy and congratulated the newly elected PDP National Working
Committee, led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, expressing full confidence in
their leadership.

 

“The PDP is not dead; it is evolving,” Aliyu stated,
praising Turaki’s efforts to reposition the party with renewed purpose,
discipline, and reconciliation.

 

Responding, PDP National Chairman Turaki highlighted the
party’s 16-year governance legacy, describing it as a benchmark for national
development and a period of economic growth, debt clearance, and middle-class
expansion.

 

Turaki cited key achievements including the liberalization
of the telecoms sector, banking consolidation, settlement of the Paris Club
debt, and the establishment of agencies such as the EFCC and ICPC to fight
corruption.

 

Also addressing the meeting, former Kano State Governor and
former Minister Ibrahim Shekarau urged the new NWC to remain steadfast,
declaring: “Don’t relent; you have done more than expected.”

 

The forum’s endorsement of the PDP’s new leadership signals
a commitment to strengthening the party’s role in Nigeria’s democracy amid
rising concerns about political centralization under the APC.

Source: APC driving Nigeria to one-party state – Babangida Aliyu

 - NigerianEye

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