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NO DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA UNDER TINUBU – PETER OBI, HOLDS TINUBU GOVT RESPONSIBLE FOR CRISIS IN LP
Former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has insisted that there is no democracy in Nigeria.
Obi said the governorship election in Edo State and the state of emergency in Rivers State has shown that there is no democracy in Nigeria.
President Bola Tinubu had declared a state of emergency in Rivers State to prevent a full blown security crisis due to the political rift between Governor Sim Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Tinubu also suspended Fubara, his Deputy, and all members of the state House of Assembly for six months.
Following their suspension, Tinubu appointed a Sole Administrator to take charge of Rivers State.
However, Obi faulted the appointments, stressing that he was not democratically elected by the people of the state.
In an interview with Arise Television, Obi said: “There is no democracy in Nigeria today.”
Asked why he’s running for the 2027 presidential election, he said: “We will continue to be agitating for true democracy.
“The election in Edo, does it show any sign that Nigeria is a democratic country? No, the coffin was nailed by what happened in Rivers State.
“You cannot in any circumstances solve a problem in a Democratic setting by going against rules. You can’t even solve any problem by going against the rules.
“I am committed to a better Nigeria and I have what it takes and I have the experience. Of all those who want to be President today, nobody has my background. I have what it takes, I have operated in the corporate world, and I have been a governor.”
Mr Peter Obi has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of being responsible for the lingering crisis in the Labour Party.
Obi was the erstwhile presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023 general election.
The former Anambra state governor made the accusation on Monday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme.
Obi specifically stated that the leadership crisis in the Labor Party was instigated and sustained by the government of today.
He said: “This is what you get, always, right? This is what you get always in Nigeria, because we now live in a country of propaganda and lies – and they manufacture it.
“The problem we have in Labor Party is problem instigated and sustained by the government of today.
“I don’t need to tell you when you have a party chairman who calls a state governor a dwarf and dwarf thinking. Forget about me, so it’s not weak.
“Okay, I’m weak, but it’s not weak. Is every other person there weak? So we’re not sincere with ourselves.
“You speak the truth and they call you names. And we now live in a country of propaganda and lies. They are trying to put problems everywhere, they want to even put problems in families.”
