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In a political earthquake that threatens to tear the very fabric of Nigeria’s democracy, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has unleashed a devastating attack on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, officially branding him the “worst enemy of democracy.”
The explosive declaration comes on the heels of a highly controversial Federal High Court ruling attempting to deregister the primary opposition mega-party, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), ahead of the crucial 2027 elections. The move—widely perceived as a state-sponsored assassination of the opposition—has sent shockwaves through the country and placed the nation on a razor’s edge.
The Deregistration Crisis
The political landscape was thrown into chaos late this week when reports emerged of a judicial mandate aimed at stripping the NDC of its legal status. For millions of Nigerians banking on a unified, formidable coalition to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the deregistration is nothing short of a declaration of political warfare.
NDC leadership, including National Chairman Sen. Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, has completely rejected the ruling, exposing that the court application was shockingly filed by an unregistered proxy group. The party has already announced an immediate move to the Court of Appeal, but the damage to the political climate is already reaching a boiling point.
Atiku’s Fury: Invoking Jonathan and Buhari
Reacting with unprecedented fury, Atiku Abubakar issued a blistering public statement that drew a stark, alarming contrast between President Tinubu and his predecessors.
Invoking the legacies of former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari, Atiku pointed out the sheer hypocrisy of the current administration. He reminded the nation that it was under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2013 that the APC itself was allowed to merge, register freely, and eventually take power without state interference.
“Even in our fiercest disagreements, Presidents Jonathan and Buhari never resorted to the cowardly tactic of obliterating the opposition through the courts,” Atiku declared. “To use the judiciary to suffocate the Nigeria Democratic Congress is an act of sheer desperation. Bola Tinubu has unmasked himself not just as a dictator, but as the worst enemy of democracy in our nation’s history.”
The 2027 Battlefield
The deregistration battle has fast-tracked the 2027 electoral clash, mutating it from a standard political campaign into what stakeholders and activists are already calling “a fight for the soul of Nigeria.”
Allies across the opposition spectrum, including the Peter Obi camp, have warned the political class against the kind of desperation that destroys a country. The message from the streets and the opposition is clear: the President will not run unopposed, and the attempt to erase the NDC from the ballot may serve as the very spark that ignites a political revolution.
As legal experts raise massive jurisdictional questions regarding the sudden deregistration, one thing is certain: the gloves are off. Nigeria’s multi-party system is officially under siege.
Stay tuned to www.abtnews.net for continuous, unfiltered updates on this developing crisis. We will not be silenced.
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