President Bola Ahmed Tinubu debunked claims that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is steering Nigeria toward a one-party state, in his speech before a joint session of the National Assembly.
He began by commending the lawmakers, stating, “On behalf of a grateful nation, I commend your invaluable role in lawmaking, oversight, and constituency representation.” Addressing the growing speculation, he continued, “At this point, I plead for your indulgence so that I may put a terrible rumour to bed.”
“To those who ring the alarm that the APC is intent on a one-party state, I offer you a most personal promise. While your alarm may be as a result of your panic, it rings in error. At no time in the past, nor any instance in the present, and at no future juncture shall I view the notion of a one-party state as good for Nigeria,” he declared.
Citing his resistance to political domination in 2003, he said, “I was the last of the progressive governors standing in my region… they could not control our national destiny because fate is written from above.”
Tinubu concluded, “Nigeria will not become such a state now… I dare not do such a favour to any political adversary by repeating the same mistake of political overreach.”
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