Rivers LG Election: Tinubu Taking Nigeria On A Dangerous Path – Atiku

Posted by Thandiubani on Mon 01st Sep, 2025 - tori.ng

Atiku, in his statement, called on opposition parties in Rivers State to reject the election outcome, which was won primarily by the APC.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the recently conducted Rivers State local government elections as shameful.

Atiku stated this in a statement on Sunday.

He described the election as shambolic, adding that it is a clear indication that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is throwing caution to the wind in an attempt to gain inordinate political advantage.

Naija News reports that the former Vice President also accused President Bola Tinubu of taking Nigeria on a dangerous curve with the conduct of the Rivers local government polls, urging the international community and well-meaning Nigerians to call him to order.

Atiku, in his statement, called on opposition parties in Rivers State to reject the election outcome, which was won primarily by the APC.

He said, “The local government election conducted by the occupation government in Rivers State is an awful absurdity and a travesty to the very notion of elective democracy.

“By the shameful and shambolic manner in which the occupation government went ahead to conduct local government elections in RiversState, it is clear that the ruling APC party is not leaving anyone in doubt that it is prepared to throw caution to the wind in order to achieve an inordinate political advantage.

“It therefore becomes necessary to call the attention of well-meaning Nigerians, international community and all friends and partners of Nigeria to the dangerous curve that the President Bola Tinubu regime is taking our dear country.

“I will also call on all opposition parties in Rivers State to reject the local government election on the premise that the occupation government that conducted the exercise is extraneous to our laws, with absolutely no legitimacy to undertake such a crucial and sensitive assignment.

“In the same breath, I wish to share my unflinching solidarity with the good people of Rivers State, who are currently victims of political brigandry to a power cabal which is bent on overturning their democratic rights at all cost.”