The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of attempting to interfere in the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election, alleging that the move is a rehearsal for manipulating the 2027 general elections.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the claim was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Atiku Media Office.
The opposition camp claimed that the Tinubu administration had extended what it described as its “state-sponsored toxic politics of coronation” to the NBA election.
According to the statement, the same strategy is being deployed ahead of the 2027 polls by weakening opposition parties, undermining democratic institutions and creating conditions for election manipulation.
“Curiously, this same strategy of imposition without allowing for free, fair and credible elections is what the Tinubu-led APC administration is working assiduously towards in the 2027 General Elections,” the statement said.
“To achieve this, the President is weakening opposition parties by instigating crises in
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