Nigeria must resist attempt to impose one-party system – Kwankwasiyya Movement

Kwankwasiyya Movement has urged Nigerians to resist any attempt to impose one-party dominance in the country. In a statement on Thursday, Habibu Sale Mohammed, spokesperson of the movement, said political pluralism, ideological competition, and respect for electoral mandates are essential to preserving democratic vitality. Mohammed said defections should never become a shortcut to consolidate power […]

Kwankwasiyya Movement has urged Nigerians to resist any attempt to impose one-party dominance in the country.

In a statement on Thursday, Habibu Sale Mohammed, spokesperson of the movement, said political pluralism, ideological competition, and respect for electoral mandates are essential to preserving democratic vitality.

Mohammed said defections should never become a shortcut to consolidate power at the expense of voters’ choices.

The movement called on elected representatives to remember that their loyalty is first and foremost to the Nigerian people.

“We urge citizens to remain vigilant, peaceful, and actively engaged in safeguarding democratic institutions. Nigeria’s democracy belongs to its people. It must not be weakened by convenience, nor compromised by concentration of power.”

The statement added, “It is now evident that the All Progressives Congress (APC) exercises overwhelming influence across the Executive and the National Assembly, a dominance significantly strengthened by defections from elected officials who secured their mandates on the platforms of other political parties.

“These defections are not merely political movements; they raise serious moral and constitutional concerns. When elected representatives abandon the political platforms upon which they were entrusted with the peoples mandate without clear ideological justification or constituency consultation it amounts to a distortion of democratic representation.

“Democracy rarely collapses suddenly. More often, it erodes gradually through the normalization of opportunistic defections, the shrinking of institutional opposition, and the passage of laws that fail to reflect the popular will.”