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By Pathfinder Reporter
Wednesday February 19, 2025
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last general election, has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of being responsible for the political crises in Lagos and Osun State.
Atiku, in a statement issued via his verified X handle on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, attributed the chaos and killings that happened in Osun State to the desperation of the APC “to recapture power at all costs.”
Atiku alleged that the presidency and the leadership of the ruling party watched the chaos in “complicit silence” while thugs and mercenaries moved around to seize control of the 30 local government areas in the state.
He said, “In Osun State, the APC orchestrated a full-scale assault on the democratic process, attempting to hijack the local government elections through brute force. Armed thugs and mercenaries, operating under the party’s protection, launched an audacious bid to seize control of all 30 local government area council secretariats.
“And yet, the so-called national leadership of the APC and the presidency watched in complicit silence. Had it not been for the fearless resistance of Osun people — who stood their ground against the APC’s rampaging foot soldiers — democracy in the state would have been trampled under the boots of political marauders acting at the behest of their party’s overlords.”
The opposition leader urged security agencies deployed for the coming elections to uphold their constitutional duty with professionalism and resist the urge to be used as enforcers of APC’s criminal agenda.
“These are dangerous times. The APC has abandoned any pretense of democratic legitimacy, resorting instead to brute force in its bid to cling to power — even as the people have overwhelmingly rejected it. We commend the brave citizens of Osun for standing up to the tyranny that sought to break them. Their resilience is a beacon of hope in the face of unrelenting oppression.
“Nigerians bore witness to a chilling display of lawlessness yesterday, as the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) exposed the depths of its desperation to retain power at all costs — through sheer political brigandage and the subversion of democracy.
In Osun State, the…
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) February 18, 2025
“Tinubu’s APC has left no doubt — it will stop at nothing to subvert democracy and impose itself against the will of the people. But Nigerians must resist. The time-honored warning remains true: eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
“President Bola A. Tinubu, @officialABAT, and his dwindling band of enablers must cease their reckless acts of political sabotage — not just in Osun or Lagos, but across Nigeria. The people demand governance, not chaos. Nigerians will not sit idly while their democracy is hijacked by a power-drunk regime intent on setting the country on fire,” Atiku alleged.
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