By George Mgbeleke <\/p>\n
The increased desperation of the presidency to frustrate efforts by other stakeholders for a clean, fair and democratic contest at the polls in the upcoming 2027 general elections is unhealthy for national growth and development.<\/p>\n
In a statement signed by the office of Deputy Director Media, ADC-PWD Unit, recent happenings in the polity where the judiciary, especially, and certain elements hiding under different associations and groups are used to fuel the deregistration of political parties duly registered and recognized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) tells a dangerous tale that if left unchecked, not only will Nigeria’s democracy be in jeopardy, but the nation may be sliding towards an unpredictable political situation.<\/p>\n
Few days ago, the Federal High Court in Kogi State asked INEC to stay action on the registration of National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the grounds that its December 2025 judgment that paved the way to the party’s registration by the electoral body did not take into account, the position of all parties in the suit filed by Peace Movement Party (PMP).<\/p>\n
While we recognize and applauds the role of the judiciary in the sustenance of the country’s democracy, however we cannot help but cringe at the tactics of using courts across the country, to create seemingly legal crisis within and around opposition political parties with a view to weakening them and thereby creating a single and indeed, a facade of an overwhelming presidential candidate in the next election.<\/p>\n
As Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), we are convinced that if the government succeeds at deregistering the NDC, it will no doubt turn its goons against the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).<\/p>\n
Given that PWDs have in decades suffered more amid the insecurities and economic upheavals caused by this government\u2019s poor performance across sectors; we are calling the attention of the international community to another tactic used by the Nigerian Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to create a situation that would further aggravate the economic, social and political fortunes of PWDs.<\/p>\n
Therefore we call on the international community to quickly intervene in the salient war waged by the President Bola Tinubu government against the good people of Nigeria, whose democratic rights he’s bent on undermining.<\/p>\n
Information reaching us shows that the government is on Chess by using NDC as a decoy while its real objective is to ensure that the ADC and Atiku are not on the ballot in 2027.<\/p>\n
As Persons With Disabilities we strongly condemn this cowardly tactics employed by an administration which has made corruption, nepotism and bad governance enabled by lies and propaganda, a state craft.<\/p>\n
While we urge Nigerians to remain vigilant and closely monitor President Bola Tinubu’s desperation to retain power at all costs, we remind the United States of America, the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and other right thinking local and foreign interventionist bodies, that PWDs who form over 3 million of the population of Nigeria are in danger if the administration succeeds in its efforts to provoke other political players to take undemocratic means to remain relevant ahead of the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n
Where will PWDs run to should the political and social crisis being orchestrated by the administration finds full expression ?<\/p>\n
We also call on Heads of various security agencies to call those behind these moves to order. The nation is currently facing violent extremism and other forms of criminalities that have stretched our armed forces to their limits. To allow politicians to create another social – political upheaval may be too much for the country to bear.<\/p>\n
It’s time for the Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, IG of Police, DG DSS, CG NIS, CG NCS, and other relevant Senior Officers of the country’s security apparatus to think beyond political appointments, and put the nation and its interest above all and sundry.<\/p>\n
Save Nigeria for us. We have nowhere to run to <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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