Nigeria moving towards dictatorship -Ozekhome

Posted by admin Headlines, Latest Politics Sunday, June 8th, 2025

Popular Nigerian constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has cautioned that the country is “gradually driving without knowing it towards a one-party state,” a trajectory he said may develop into a full-blown dictatorship if not checked.

Ozekhome stated this on Saturday while speaking on Channels Television’s “Hard Copy.” He lamented that the present political landscape has a lot of “bootlicking at its highest level,” and he also frowned at the increasing trend of political decampments and cross-carpeting by elected officials.

According to him, such actions show a deficiency of ideological grounding among politicians, who, it seems, are in politics for personal gains at the detriment of party principles.

“It’s like beans, akara, and moi-moi; they’re the same,” Ozekhome stated, as he berated the absence of scruples among those who switch parties.

He was of the view that the lack of ideological differentiation is a dangerous move, as a one-party state is a pointer to anarchy.

He said, “In a one-party state, dictatorship reigns supreme.

“Everybody will agree. National Assembly pocketed, judiciary will be pocketed, and everybody will be saying ‘yes, yes, yes.’”