The African Democratic Congress on Thursday accused the President Bola Tinubu-led government of eroding the neutrality of key democratic institutions, alleging that the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigeria Police Force are being drawn into partisan politics ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The opposition party specifically questioned reports that a faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers allegedly linked to MC Oluomo would be engaged by INEC for election logistics, while also condemning the reported appearance of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, at the launch of the pro-Tinubu City Boy Movement.
ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement, described the developments as evidence of a “dangerous collapse of the boundary between the Nigerian state and the ruling All Progressives Congress.”
According to him, the incidents raise serious concerns about the credibility of the electoral process and the political neutrality expected
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