- Safiu Kehinde
Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of alleged plot to establish a one-party autocracy with the arrest of opposition members and critics of his administration.
Atiku had, in reaction to the latest arrest of former Director-General of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, recalled his initial warning about Tinubu and his All Progressive Congress (APC).
He alleged that the APC-led administration is devoted to systemic harrasment, intimidation, and the dismantling of the opposition, citing the arrest and prosecution of activist, Omoyele Sowore, as another instance.
The 2023 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, stated this in a post on his official X handle on Thursday, adding that the Tinubu administration may end up arresting every opposition members.
“When I made the clarion call that Tinubu and the APC were devoting their energies to the systematic harassment, intimidation, and dismantling of the opposition, all in service of their grand design for a one-party autocracy, I became the target of vicious attacks.
“The arrest and baseless prosecution of @YeleSowore is the latest chapter in this unrelenting campaign. Now, they have seen fit to add Professor Usman Yusuf — an outspoken critic of this administration — into their grim roster.
“At the pace they are going, it seems they may soon find themselves contending with the incarceration of every one of us.” Atiku wrote.