Claim: President Bola Tinubu is orchestrating a
systematic plan to weaken opposition parties and entrench a one-party state in
Nigeria.
Over the past few months, Nigeria has witnessed a surge
in defections from major opposition parties, particularly the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party and politicians from the New Nigeria
People’s Party (NNPP), to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The most dramatic of these was in Delta State, where
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor and former vice-presidential
candidate Ifeanyi Okowa, cabinet members, and other key PDP figures crossed
over to the APC. The event was described by some as a political “tsunami.”
Similar movements are unfolding elsewhere. Akwa Ibom
State Governor Umo Eno, though still a member of the PDP, has publicly
expressed support for President Tinubu, deepening concerns that opposition
parties may be rapidly losing their foothold.
