Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has called on opposition parties in the country to form a coalition.
Abubakar said Nigeria needs a strong opposition to stop the APC from “turning” the country into a one-party state.
Speaking on Tuesday when he received a delegation from the national executive committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council Nigeria (IPAC), Abubakar said if there is no viable opposition, the nation’s hard-earned democracy will suffer.
“You have come here today to say that we should cooperate in order to promote democracy,” he said.
“But the truth of the matter is that our democracy is fast becoming a one-party system, and of course, you know that when we have a one-party system, we should just forget about democracy.
“We have all seen how the APC is increasingly turning Nigeria into a dictatorship of one party.
“If we don’t come together to challenge what the ruling party is trying to create, our democracy will suffer for it, and the consequences of it will affect the generations yet unborn.
“The project of protecting democracy in our country is not about just one man.”
