Former federal lawmaker Senator Dino Melaye has expressed concern that Nigeria could face serious political unrest if the 2027 presidential election is manipulated in favour of President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking in a video posted on his Facebook page on Saturday, Melaye vowed that any attempt to rig the election would be strongly resisted by the opposition and the Nigerian people.
According to him, efforts to undermine the electoral process could trigger widespread resistance and lead to unforeseen political consequences.
“My fear is very simple: that Tinubu may lead this country to a warpath because he will try to rig, but there will be vehement resistance,” Melaye said.
“At the end of the day, we may have a president who will run away because we are not backing down. We are with the people and we will speak as a people. Those in power in this country are less than one per cent of the population.
“It is an absurdity that one per cent is oppressing 99 per cent. We will prove that what happened in Indonesia is possible in Nigeria.”
The former senator insisted that the opposition would not remain silent in the face of any attempt to manipulate the outcome of the 2027 elections, stressing that democratic principles must be upheld.
