The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, urging Nigerians to resist what it described as anti-democratic tendencies.
The party made the call in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday to commemorate the 2025 Democracy Day.
June 12 was designated Nigeria’s official Democracy Day in 2018 by former President Muhammadu Buhari, in honour of the late Moshood Abiola, widely regarded as the rightful winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election. This year’s observance marks 26 years of uninterrupted democratic rule in the country.
In its statement, the PDP alleged that the Tinubu administration is attempting to impose the APC on Nigerians and undermine democratic institutions.
“The Peoples Democratic Party calls on Nigerians to use the occasion of the June 12 Democracy Day to reawaken and strengthen their resistance to the anti-democratic designs of the All Progressives Congress, particularly the plot to foist a despotic one-party regime in Nigeria,” the party said.
The PDP also called on democratic institutions, civil society organisations, development partners, and the international community to speak out against what it described as a decline in justice, rule of law, electoral credibility, and political participation.
It urged all stakeholders to unite in defending democratic values and protecting citizens’ rights to free political expression and participation.
