An aide to the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Paul Ibe has accused President Bola Tinubu of being a dictator who is working tirelessly towards a one-party state in 2027.
News About Nigeria reports that Ibe also accused Tinubu of abandoning his job as President to prepare for the 2027 elections.
Ibe made the allegations in an interview with News Central TV on Thursday when he countered narratives that Atiku was selfish to have been the Flagbearer for the PDP in the 2023 presidential election.
Speaking on his claims that the President is planning to dismantle opposition parties, specifically the PDP, Labour Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ibe expressed worry that such actions threaten the democratic fabric of the nation and could lead to the erosion of political pluralism in Nigeria.
He said: “Atiku is not selfish by choosing to run, it’s patriotism. Atiku was never selfish, he presented himself for an election, he won PDP’s primary and it was expected that every member of the party including Wike, who is now the man-Friday of APC administration is now being used to destroy the very fabric of the PDP and other opposition party, that’s selfishness, Atiku was never selfish, he was patriotic and committed to the development of Nigeria.
“What we should be focused on now is that Nigerians are suffering, we need to have a country first before talking about aspirations and ambitions. It’s insensitive to be talking about 2027 but that’s what Tinubu is doing. Instead of governing, all his calculations are towards how to suspend the opposition parties and destroy the PDP, destroy Labour Party, destroy NNPP, and pave a way for dictatorship and a one party State.
“That’s what they are focused on, reason they continue to fumble and stumble in the act of governance. The PDP like any other party including the APC have their problems, and like I told you, the strategy of Tinubu’s administration is to undermine and destroy the opposition parties.”
