Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has accused President Bola Tinubu of destroying the country, noting that after his administration, there will be a need to conduct an integrity test.
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that Effiong made this known in a post via his 𝕏 handle on Tuesday, alleging that Tinubu is engaging in widespread political inducement and influencing individuals in an unprecedented manner.
According to Effiong, many individuals who were previously seen as principled have become indifferent to governance issues.
He further claimed that some Nigerians are now either pretending to be neutral or offering excuses for the administration while quietly resisting calls for change.
He said, “By the time Bola Tinubu is done destroying this country, we will have to conduct a special census to determine the number of people whose integrity are still intact.
“Tinubu is buying and compromising people in an unprecedented way.
“People we thought were principled are now blind, deaf and dumb to bad governance in our country.
“Some are pretending to be neutral, while at the same time making excuses for Tinubu and tacitly opposing any effort to change the status quo.”
Meanwhile, Effiong recently accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of plotting to undermine credible elections ahead of 2027, over its decision on the leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Effiong’s remarks come after INEC removed the names of David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola from its official portal as National Chairman and National Secretary of the ADC, respectively, and announced it would not recognise Nafiu Bala Gombe, who is seeking to be declared national chairman through the courts.
The Commission also suspended recognition of all factions within the party and said it would refrain from monitoring conventions or congresses organised by the rival groups, pending the determination of a substantive suit before the Federal High Court.
Reacting to the development, Effiong, in a post via 𝕏, questioned the basis of the dispute, noting that members of the ADC’s executive had resigned to pave the way for a new leadership led by Mark and Aregbesola, which the party’s National Executive Committee subsequently ratified.
He argued that leadership disputes within political parties had traditionally been regarded as internal matters, raising concerns over judicial intervention in the ADC crisis.