Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, ex-Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi, and former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso on Tuesday joined other political leaders in Abuja to lead a protest tagged “Save Nigeria Democracy.”
The protest, organised by members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), began at the Maitama Roundabout and is expected to end at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Other notable figures present at the march include former Senate President David Mark and former Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola, alongside party supporters and civil society sympathisers.
The demonstrators said the protest was aimed at drawing attention to what they described as growing concerns about the neutrality of the electoral body and the need to safeguard Nigeria’s democratic institutions.
Participants carried placards with various inscriptions, including “Hands off our courts” and other messages calling for the protection of democratic processes.
Amaechi was seen addressing protesters from a vehicle as the crowd moved through major streets in the nation’s capital.
In a post on his X account, Atiku said the demonstration was peaceful and intended to defend the country’s democratic system.
“Myself and other leaders of the ADC are peacefully protesting against the partisanship of the electoral umpire. Our patriotic stance is aimed at safeguarding our democracy and preventing the enthronement of a dictatorship,” he wrote.
Earlier, Obi had called on Nigerians who believe in democratic values to participate in the protest, urging citizens to resist what he described as attempts to push the country toward a one-party system.
Images and videos shared online also showed Obi, Kwankwaso and other ADC leaders holding a banner with the inscription: “Tinubu, let our democracy breathe.”
The protest forms part of increasing political activity among opposition figures as debates over electoral integrity and democratic governance continue across the country.
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