Protection Of Opposition Candidate

PDP Tasks President Tinubu To Replicate The Guinea-Bissau Protection In Nigeria.

 

The Kabiru Turaki led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has asked President Bola Tinubu to in Nigeria apply the same Democratic Principles of granting asylum and providing protection for Fernando Dia Da Costa, the opposition Candidate in the recently concluded Presidential Election in Guinea- Bissau for the sake of peace and Democracy.

The PDP who said this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary Ini Ememobong urged President Tinubu to check and curtail the activities of anti-democratic forces within his cabinet and political mercenaries which it says openly orchestrate, fund and engineer crises in major opposition parties in Nigeria.

The PDP lauded the move taken to shield Da Costa from imminent threats to his life, safeguard the Democratic aspirations of the people of Guinea-Bissau, and reinforce Nigeria’s commitment to regional peace, stability, and conflict de-escalation in the sub-region.

The PDP said that although President Tinubu is not expected to assist opposition parties but has a constitutional duty to ensure that Nigeria’s Political space remains free, open, and competitive.

 It explained that the space is presently being constricted through coercion of elected officials to defect to the Ruling Party and sponsorship of crises in opposition pch rties.

The PDP urged President Tinubu to promptly act in defence of Democracy in Nigeria as he cannot present himself as a defender of democracy in the sub-region while enabling anti-democratic practices at home which undermines democratic institutions and processes.