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Atiku Accuses Tinubu’s Govt. of Undermining Democracy after Natasha’s Office Reopens, Rivers Emergency Rule Ends

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of threatening democracy in Nigeria.

This comes following the reopening of the office of Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi Central by the Deputy Director of the National Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji on Tuesday. Consequently, Natasha has resumed official duties, maintaining that she has no apology to render.

ThelensNG reports that the Senate had suspended Natasha on March 6, 2025, for six months following her allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

Similarly, President Tinubu announced the end of the six-month emergency rule declared in Rivers State last Wednesday following the pronouncement on March 18, 2025.

Reacting to the developments, Atiku said: “It is reassuring that the voice of reason has prevailed at last with the unsealing of the office of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Though the precious time denied the people of Kogi Central in the Senate can never be reclaimed, this struggle has not been in vain. It has proven, once again, that when we stand together, we can triumph over tyranny.”

He continued: “The suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly, the unlawful suspension of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, and the weaponisation of state institutions to harass and intimidate opposition voices are not isolated acts.

“They are deliberate markers of the Tinubu administration’s strategy as 2027 approaches: to subvert our hard-earned democracy and compromise the will of the people at any cost.”

The former Vice President assured that the opposition coalition would do everything legitimate and within the bounds of the law to protect Nigeria’s democracy, defend the sovereignty of the people’s mandate, and rescue the nation from the grip of authoritarianism.

Hope Ejairu

Hope Ejairu is a writer, sports analyst and journalist, with publications in print and digital media. He holds certifications in various media/journalism trainings, including AFP.

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