The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council has stated that choosing All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer Bola Tinubu as the country’s next President would result in the death of democracy.
According to news sources, Charles Aniagwu, spokesman for the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, announced this at a press conference on Sunday in Asaba, Delta State.
Any vote for Tinubu, according to Aniagwu, is a vote for the demise of Nigerian electoral democracy, adding that the issue is not Tinubu’s state of mind, but that people canvassing for him have ulterior objectives.
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He claimed Tinubu had crushed opposition in Lagos to the point where it was practically impossible to exhibit the insignia of other opposition parties in the state without being attacked by APC supporters.
He said: “Today, democracy has taken a nose dive in Lagos, you cannot even go and advertise any candidate or place the insignia of any political party apart from the APC in Lagos. Imagine if that kind of person becomes the president of Nigeria, it means it would be worse than military rule.
“Any vote for Tinubu is a vote for the death of democracy in Nigeria; it’s a vote for the death of electoral democracy in Nigeria, hence, Nigerians must take notice that the issue is not about his state of mind at the moment but that those canvassing for him, have an ulterior motive.
“We don’t believe that their interest is Nigeria because they would have understood quite well that Bola Tinubu does not believe in democracy. If he does, he will not prevent people from being able to freely participate in the democracy in Lagos.
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“You will recall what happened in 2019 to our brothers in the FESTAC area of Lagos, today you can’t have any billboard showcasing the insignia or the picture or campaign message of any of the political parties apart from the APC in Lagos.
“Is that the kind of person we want in our Nigeria where we believe that freedom is the major ingredient of democracy? Therefore, this election is not just about voting but about the democratic and socio-economic survival of our country, which Bola Tinubu cannot provide a solution to.”
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