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    Home » Tinubu’s Govt Using State Institutions To Blackmail, Threaten Opposition – Lamido
    3 Mins ReadJuly 23, 2025

    Tinubu’s Govt Using State Institutions To Blackmail, Threaten Opposition – Lamido

    By Samuel AkpenpuunJuly 23, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Former Governor of Jigawa State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Sule Lamido has decried the rising wave of intimidation, harassment and blackmail of political opponents by the Tinubu administration.

    Speaking to journalists in Kano, Wednesday, Lamido also accused President Tinubu of engaging in divisive conducts for personal political gains, adding that these actions have led to distrust and disunity among Nigerians.

    According to the former Foreign Affairs Minister, “The Federal Government, the Presidency and the APC are using the state institutions to destroy democracy, they are using them to quash the opposition, they are making use of blackmail, harassment and government patronage to those that surrender to all these”

    Lamido cited several examples, one of which was the case of the former PDP Governor of Delta State and the party’s running mate in the 2023 Presidential elections, Ifeanyi Okowa, who was recently accused of a fraud of N1.3 trillion.

    “And then somehow, behind the scene, he found himself into the APC and then suddenly, there was no more EFCC chasing him around. The charges have been buried conveniently,” Lamido stated.

    “So it means that true to the words of Oshimolele, no matter your level of crime, if you join the APC, you will be forgiven. And that is why people are now trooping to APC. Those who feel that they are guilty are now trooping because they will be forgiven…” he lamented.

    He also cited the case of Senator Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan, Kogi State Senator, who was barred by the police from entering into the National Assembly in apparent disregard of a court judgment.

    Lamido felt that the disregard for the rules of democracy was somehow linked to the country’s insecurity, lack of stability, lack of unity and lack of trust.

    In his words, “Because democracy is being destroyed, therefore, there is no security, there is no stability and there is no unity and there is no trust.”

    “There is no way a country can forge ahead if the components do not trust each other and one another. The components of the country must be able to come together, come together as a country of unity so that we will be able to have stability” he stated.

    “But today, Nigeria’s components are not united. Tinubu has been able to put a weigh between the North -central and the core- North or the North West. He has been able to put a divide between the South- east and the South- south, using unimaginable means to be able to create these divisions for him to manipulate and employ for his own political advantage” he added.

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