The opposition party alleges that the ruling party is undermining multiparty democracy by bringing opposition governors into its expanded presidential campaign council.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to establish a one-party dictatorship in Nigeria following the inauguration of an expanded presidential campaign council by the ruling party.
The ADC Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) alleged that the move was part of a deliberate attempt to weaken opposition parties and undermine the country’s multiparty democratic system.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Kola Ologbondiyan, director of media and publicity of the ADC-PCC, accused the APC of attempting to bring opposition governors into its fold or incorporate them into its presidential campaign council without their consent to defect from their respective parties.
The ADC described the development as a threat to political pluralism, arguing that efforts to draw opposition figures into the ruling party’s campaign structure could weaken the ability of other parties to compete effectively.
Ologbondiyan alleged that the APC was using its position as the governing party to consolidate political power at the expense of Nigeria’s democratic institutions.
The accusations come amid continuing political manoeuvring ahead of future electoral contests, with the strength of opposition parties and the balance of political power remaining key issues in the country’s political landscape.
However, the allegations represent the ADC-PCC’s position on the expanded campaign council. Further clarification from the APC on the specific claims would be needed to establish the circumstances surrounding the alleged inclusion of opposition governors.
Nigeria operates a multiparty democratic system in which political parties compete for elective offices through periodic elections.
