Nigeria’s democracy not under any threat – APC to Atiku

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed claims by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that Nigeria’s democracy is under threat, describing them as alarmist and ironic.

Abubakar, through his spokesman Paul Ibe on Tuesday, accused the Tinubu administration of deliberately weakening opposition parties and shrinking Nigeria’s democratic space, warning that this could lead to a de facto one-party state.

He also alleged that Nigerians have endured nearly three years of severe economic hardship under the Tinubu-led government, alongside policies and actions that, in his view, undermine democratic values.

In response, Lagos State APC spokesman Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Thursday, said the former vice…