ADC crisis: Makinde warns FG against stifling opposition
- ✦Makinde made the appeal while reacting to the Federal High Court judgment nullifying the leadership of the African Democratic Congress led by former Senate President David Mark and the process that produced former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate.
- Oyo State Governor and 2027 presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Federal Government not to undermine democratic institutions or use them to suppress opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
- He said, “What I want to say is that we all witness the court judgments that basically nullify the leadership of a major opposition party, ADC, and also by that action the candidature of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar also came under threat.” Makinde appealed to the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to protect the independence of institutions, particularly the judiciary and the Independent National Electoral Commission, warning against actions that could undermine opposition parties.
- Makinde made the appeal while reacting to the Federal High Court judgment nullifying the leadership of the African Democratic Congress led by former Senate President David Mark and the process that produced former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate.
Oyo State Governor and 2027 presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Federal Government not to undermine democratic institutions or use them to suppress opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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Oyo State Governor and 2027 presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Federal Government not to undermine democratic institutions or use them to suppress opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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He said, “What I want to say is that we all witness the court judgments that basically nullify the leadership of a major opposition party, ADC, and also by that action the candidature of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar also came under threat.” Makinde appealed to the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to protect the independence of institutions, particularly the judiciary and the Independent National Electoral Commission, warning against actions that could undermine opposition parties.
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Oyo State Governor and 2027 presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Seyi Makinde, has urged the Federal Government not to undermine democratic institutions or use them to suppress opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
