Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has said the 2027 elections may never take place because the All Progressives Congress has destroyed and buried democracy in the country.
He also accused the APC of orchestrating a plan to crush Nigeria through bad governance.
Secondus stated this in a statement on Tuesday, signed by his Media Adviser, Ike Abonyi, in reaction to the Edo State gubernatorial election on Saturday.
According to him, everything points to the ruling party’s mission to destroy democracy in Nigeria.
He noted that what happened in Edo State over the weekend was “electoral fraud, carried out without regard for the law or the electorate.
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“Based on the results of all the off-cycle elections held in Imo, Kogi and Edo states, the Mahmoud Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission has shown no remorse for the disgraceful conduct of the 2023 elections, throwing Nigeria under the bus,” the statement read.
“With the brazen boast of the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, that they will adopt the Edo model in the other upcoming off-cycle elections in Ondo and Anambra states, it is clear that 2027 may not even happen, because the ruling party’s agenda is to create a one-party state by silencing the opposition.
“The beauty of democracy lies in opposition voices controlling the ruling party, but the APC is on the verge of destroying Nigeria with its misrule and will not tolerate dissenting views.
Nigeria’s democracy is on the brink of collapse due to electoral fraud.
If the Edo election is confirmed, it will be difficult to hold future elections in Nigeria.
“The manipulation of the Edo election was blatant, starting with the harassment and arrest of opposition leaders, as well as the compromise of key actors such as security agencies and election officials.
The whole world is witnessing the shame we are bringing to this magnificent system of government, which other countries use to stabilize and develop their countries.
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