Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of pursuing an agenda to establish a one-party state by silencing opposition voices.
He also accused the APC of deliberately mismanaging the country in an attempt to bring it to a standstill.
Secondus expressed these views in a statement on Tuesday, signed by his Media Adviser, Ike Abonyi, in response to Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.
He argued that the actions of the ruling party indicate a mission to dismantle democracy in Nigeria, describing the election in Edo as “electoral fraud, carried out without respect for the rule of law or the voters.”
The statement partly read, “From the results of all the off-cycle elections conducted in Imo, Kogi, and Edo States, the Mahmoud Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission has shown no remorse for the disgraceful conduct of the 2023 election, which threw Nigeria under the bus.
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“With the shameless boast by the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, that they will apply the Edo template in other forthcoming off-cycle elections in Ondo and Anambra States, it is clear that 2027 may not even happen, as the ruling party’s agenda is to create a one-party state by silencing the opposition.
“The beauty of democracy lies in opposing voices that check the ruling party, but the APC is set to ruin Nigeria with their misrule and won’t tolerate dissenting views.
Nigeria’s democracy is teetering on the edge because of election rigging. If the Edo election stands, it will be difficult to conduct future elections in Nigeria.
“The manipulation of the Edo election was blatant, beginning with the harassment and arrest of opposition leaders, as well as the compromise of key players, such as security agencies and electoral officials. The world is watching the disgrace we bring to this beautiful system of government, which other nations use to stabilise and develop their countries.”
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