President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria will never become a one-party state under his leadership.
Delivering an address at the joint session of the National Assembly to mark the 26th Democracy Day Anniversary, President Tinubu addressed critics accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of harbouring ambitions to consolidate political dominance and eliminate opposition.
“To those who ring the alarm that the APC is intent on a one-party state, I offer you a most personal promise. While your alarm may be as a result of your panic, it rings in error,” the President stated.
“In 2003, when the then-governing party tried to sweep the nation clean of political opposition through plot and manipulation, I was the last of the progressive governors standing in my region,” he recalled.
“Even with all of that, they could not control our national destiny because fate is written from above. Nigeria will not become a one-party state now.” he added.