…..Calls on Nigerians to join MCE to Save Democracy
The Movement for Credible Elections (MCE) condemns in the strongest terms the reckless deployment of the Nigeria Police Force as political weapons in the orchestrated chaos that unfolded at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Tuesday.
In a statement signed by Olawale Okunniyi (Veteran Che) Head of Secretariat, Movement for Credible Elections (MCE) stated that, “The disturbing scenes of police officers openly taking sides in a political dispute between the newly elected PDP National Chairman, Mr. Tanimu Turaki, SAN, and the faction led by the sacked Acting National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed—who is widely known to be aligned with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike—represent a dangerous descent into institutional abuse.”
According to the statement, “It is unheard of, and indeed unacceptable, that the Nigeria Police will queue behind political actors to physically confront one another at a party secretariat.
“This appalling misconduct mirrors the disorderly behaviour recently seen in the viral video of the FCT Minister’s altercation with a military officer, where police personnel were seen charging at soldiers guarding a disputed property in Abuja. These incidents collectively portray a pattern of executive lawlessness that threatens Nigeria’s already stressed fragile democracy.”
MCE therefore, warns that the brazen politicisation of the police and law enforcement agents poses a grave threat to the democratic future of Nigeria and undermines public confidence ahead of the 2027 general elections. No democracy can survive when security institutions become extensions of powerful political interests rather than guardians of law and order.
We therefore call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to immediately call his Minister, Nyesom Wike, to order and restore professionalism and neutrality within the security agencies. Nigeria cannot afford a descent into executive impunity and disorder driven by personal political battles.
The present misguided power tussle within the ruling class has clearly put Democracy in Nigeria under attack and serious threat of destabilization and chaos. To this end, we urge all Nigerians to rise and join the MCE in protecting our Democracy and Institutions like the police. Order must be restored and we must all say no to executive lawlessness and rascality of the Nigerian ruling class .
