Paul Ibe, an aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,
has urged opposition leaders, including Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, to unite
ahead of the 2027 election following a Federal High Court ruling that set aside
its earlier judgment directing the registration of the Nigeria Democratic
Congress, NDC, as a political party.
In a post on X on Friday, the aide described the Lokoja
court’s decision as a “wake-up call” for the opposition, alleging that
President Bola Tinubu was pursuing a de facto one-party state.
He claimed the ruling signalled that there was “no hiding
place for the opposition” and accused the President of seeking to weaken
opposition parties ahead of the 2027 election.
Ibe further alleged that Tinubu intended to “obliterate the
opposition” if allowed to have his way politically, and warned that Nigeria’s
democracy was under threat.
He, however, said it was not too late for opposition parties
to harmonise their strengths ahead of the 2027 elections, urging leaders such
as Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso and others to work together if they hoped to
unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Ibe wrote: “The decision of the Federal High Court Lokoja in
settting aside its earlier judgement on the registration of the Nigeria
Democratic Congress (NDC) should be a wake-up call that there is no hiding
place for the opposition as the incompetent and clueless Tinubu
@officialABAT sets his sights on
enthroning a de facto one-party state.
“His message is loud and clear: that he will obliterate the
opposition and destroy our hard-won democracy if he does not have his way in
the 2027 election. It is not too late for the opposition to harmonize their
strengths ahead of 2027 if the Yar’Adua 2.0 President Tinubu is to be retired
to either Bourdillon or Iragbiji!”
NigerianEye reported Friday’s ruling by the Federal High
Court in Lokoja, where Justice Isah Dashen set aside the court’s earlier
judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to
register the NDC.
The judge held that the earlier judgment affected the rights
of the Peace Movement Party, PMP, which claimed ownership of the logo adopted
by the NDC but was not joined as a party in the suit.
Counsel to the Peace Movement Party, C.S. Ekeocha, said the
ruling restored all parties to the position they occupied before the December
10, 2025 judgment and directed that all necessary parties be joined before the
substantive case is heard afresh.
He added that all actions taken by INEC pursuant to the
earlier judgment, including the recognition and registration of the NDC, have
been reversed pending the final determination of the suit.
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