Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) under President Bola Tinubu of attempting to retain power through undemocratic means.
In a statement personally signed by him, Atiku alleged that the Tinubu-led APC was using political brigandage and subversion to undermine Nigeria’s democracy.
He was reacting to the crisis in Osun State, which resulted in the death of one person, and the invasion of the Lagos State House of Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police.
Atiku claimed that the APC orchestrated an attack on the democratic process in Osun by attempting to take over local government secretariats using force. He commended the people of Osun for resisting what he described as an attempt to suppress democracy.
He further called on security agencies deployed for the elections to uphold professionalism and avoid being used as political enforcers.
“These are dangerous times. The APC has abandoned any pretense of democratic legitimacy, resorting instead to brute force in its bid to cling to power,” he stated.
Atiku warned that Nigerians must resist any attempts to subvert democracy, adding that the country demands governance, not chaos.
He urged Tinubu and his administration to put an end to what he described as reckless political sabotage, insisting that Nigerians would not allow their democracy to be hijacked.
