2027: Tinubu administration bent on winning by all means – Cardinal Onaiyekan

Archbishop Emeritus, Catholic Diocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has expressed concerns that the medication of President Bola Tinubu is bent connected winning elections by each means, perchance undermining the credibility of the electoral process.

Cardinal Onaiyekan made this assertion during a unrecorded interrogation programme connected Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ on Friday.

He besides raised doubts astir the independency of the eletoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, contempt Tinubu’s assertion that the electoral assemblage was neutral.

“We’re disquieted astir the information that President Tinubu medication is bent connected winning the 2027 elections by each means.

“Unfortunately, they person a batch of means astatine their disposal and they’re deploying each those means successful a mode that eventually, adjacent with a escaped and just predetermination the votes of the radical whitethorn not count.

“But we gave a informing that if we bash not rearrange our predetermination strategy to marque definite that elections are truly free, fair, and credible, it tin pb to difficulties.

“We besides warned that the state doesn’t summation immoderate thing by one-party authorities successful a alleged democracy. Of course, we are not expecting, Mr President to assistance the absorption to decision him.

“But the constituent we are raising is that e...