Atiku, PDP desperate to derail Nigeria’s democracy- FG

Atiku, PDP desperate to derail Nigeria’s democracy- FG

Chidi Samuel|

The Federal Government alleged has said that the brand of politics being played by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the last general election could derail the country’s democracy if left unchecked.

Nigeria’s minister of information, Lai Mohammed who stated this on Wednesday noted that PDP and Atiku Abubakar, were “desperate” for power, as exemplified in what he called “unpatriotic” utterances made by the two and actions lately.

According him, Atiku and his party were doing everything possible to derail President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.


“Never in the history of politics in Nigeria has an opposition party and its presidential candidate exhibited the kind of desperate tactics being deployed by the duo of the PDP and its flagbearer, especially since President Muhammadu Buhari overwhelmingly defeated Atiku to win the 2019 presidential election.

“Either by themselves or via their proxies, the PDP and its presidential candidate are doing everything possible to sabotage the Buhari administration, generally overheat the polity and make Nigeria seemingly ungovernable, especially through their public utterances and their poorly-thought-out press releases before and after the 2019 general elections. Unless they quickly retrace their steps, they may, sooner than later, over-reach themselves.

“For those who may be quick to accuse the government of crying wolf, the pre-election statement credited to the former Vice-President, that unless Nigerians voted out the APC administration, killings by herdsmen would continue and ultimately spark a series of ethno-religious crises that would be irreversible, was looking more like a Freudian slip than anything else.”