IGP DISU PAYS OPERATIONAL VISIT TO AKWA IBOM, PRESIDES OVER PASSING-OUT CEREMONY OF 1,068 RETRAINED CONSTABLES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 IGP DISU PAYS OPERATIONAL VISIT TO  AKWA IBOM, PRESIDES OVER PASSING-OUT CEREMONY OF 1,068 RETRAINED CONSTABLES The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, today, 30th April 2026, undertook an official visit to Akwa Ibom State, where he paid a courtesy call on the Executive Governor, His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, ahead of the passing-out ceremony of retrained Police Constables in Uyo. The engagement with the State Government focused on strengthening institutional collaboration in support of ongoing policing reforms anchored on professionalism, accountability, and intelligence-led operations.  The Inspector-General of Police reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to building a modern, service-driven institution that prioritizes public trust and operational efficiency. Governor Umo Eno, in his remarks, welcomed the Inspector-General of Police and commended the Nigeria Police Force for its ongoing reforms aimed at improving profe...

FCT POLLS: DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE, TINUBU SUFFOCATING NIGERIA – ATIKU. (PHOTO ).


 FCT Polls: Democracy under siege, Tinubu suffocating Nigeria – Atiku


Former Vice President and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has raised concern over the low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s FCT Area Council elections. In a statement reacting to the exercise, posted by his media aide Paul Ibe on X, the former Vice President described the turnout — which averaged below 20 per cent, with Abuja Municipal Area Council recording a figure of 7.8 per cent — as a damning verdict on the health of Nigeria’s democracy under the current administration.


Atiku said the abysmal civic participation in the nation’s capital, the symbolic heartbeat of the federation, is not accidental. He argued that it is the predictable outcome of a political environment, which he claimed has been poisoned by intolerance, intimidation and the systematic weakening of opposition voices. The former presidential candidate alleged that the administration of President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress government have pursued policies that shrink democratic space, harass dissenters, and foster a climate where alternative political viewpoints are treated as threats rather than contributions to national development.


“When citizens lose faith that their votes matter, democracy begins to die,” Atiku stated. “What we are witnessing is not mere voter apathy. It is a direct consequence of an administration that governs with a chokehold on pluralism. Democracy in Nigeria is being suffocated — slowly, steadily, and dangerously.” He warned that the steady erosion of participatory governance, if left unchecked, could inflict irreversible damage on the democratic fabric painstakingly built over decades. 


“A democracy without vibrant opposition, without free political competition, and without public confidence is democracy in name only. If this chokehold is not released, history will record this era as the period when our hard-won freedoms were traded for fear and conformity,” he added.

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