Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has
criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the ongoing crisis
in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the situation as a
betrayal of democratic ideals.
Obi, in a post on X on Thursday, said it was ironic that
individuals who once positioned themselves as defenders of democracy and human
rights during the era of Sani Abacha were now allegedly undermining those same
principles.
He lamented that those who fought for democracy under the
National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) now appear to be acting in ways worse
than the military regime they opposed, adding that “power indeed reveals
character.”
He wrote: “Yesterday defenders of democracy, today’s
destroyers. What a shame.
“What an irony of history, that the acclaimed defenders of
democracy and human rights who claimed to have fought for democracy during the
era of General Sani Abacha now find themselves worse than the man they opposed.
“today, General Sani Abacha, once presumed face of
oppression, will be remembered as seemingly more democratic and more respectful
of human rights than the so-called champions of activism from the NADECO days.
Power indeed reveals character.”
DAILY POST reports that Obi’s reaction follows the decision
of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the names of
former Senate President David Mark and former Osun State governor Rauf
Aregbesola from its official portal as National Chairman and National Secretary
of the ADC, respectively.
The commission also said it would not recognise Nafiu Bala
Gombe, who is seeking to be declared national chairman through the courts.
INEC further disclosed that it has suspended recognition of
all factions within the party and will not monitor any conventions or
congresses organised by the rival groups, pending the final determination of a
substantive suit before the Federal High Court.
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