One-party allegation driven by emotion, not fact – APC

The All Progressives Congress has rejected claims that Nigeria is drifting toward a one-party state, insisting that the state remains a afloat multi-party democracy.

The party’s National Secretary, Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, made the connection connected Wednesday during a media chat connected Arise TV.

“By the past estimates, Nigeria has astir 200 cardinal people, and the largest proportionality successful immoderate governmental organisation belongs to the APC. So erstwhile you speech astir Nigerians speaking collectively, you cannot trust connected what I telephone a cacophony of individuals speaking retired of emotion without facts. As a government, we indispensable respect antiauthoritarian institutions, and nary 1 should formed aspersions connected ideology oregon the judiciary without hard evidence.

“One of the cardinal features of ideology is the diverseness of ideas and the state for radical to talk without fear. Today, Nigeria has a vibrant and autarkic media space. Everyday, determination are editorials and speech shows criticising the government. That shows that state of speech, association, and organisation are intelligibly live successful our country.”

He said Nigeria presently has astir 19 registered governmental parties, arguing that this unsocial disproves allegations of one-party domination.

“As astatine the past count, we person nary little than 19 registered governmental parties successful Nigeria. Those claiming...