On April 3, 2025, Deji Adeyanju, a prominent Nigerian activist, lawyer, and counsel to social media critic VeryDarkMan, sparked widespread debate with a post on X about the state of Nigeria’s political landscape....TAP HERE TO PROCEED YOUR READING |.TAP HERE TO PROCEED YOUR READING
Adeyanju, posting at 07:49 UTC under his handle @adeyanjudeji, declared that if general elections had been held that day, President Bola Tinubu would have secured a second term without much resistance.
He pointed out that there was practically no opposition in the country to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a statement that drew mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media.
Adeyanju’s post specifically referenced the political crisis in Rivers State, where he described the government’s actions as an “unconstitutional act” that went largely unchallenged. He argued that the lack of resistance to such events demonstrated the Tinubu administration’s ability to operate without fear of pushback.
“This government can get away with absolutely anything,” Adeyanju wrote, adding that “everybody waiting for everybody to act” reflected a broader sense of inaction among opposition parties and citizens.
He said:
“If elections were to hold today, Tinubu will secure a second term easily. There’s practically no opposition in the country. There was no resistance to the Rivers unconstitutional act. This government can get away with absolutely anything. Everybody waiting for everybody to act.”
The Rivers State situation, involving a controversial state of emergency declared by Tinubu on 18 March 2025, had already been flagged by the Nigerian Bar Association as a breach of constitutional norms, yet Adeyanju noted that no significant opposition movement had emerged to counter it.
Reactions to VDM’s lawyer’s comments
@Austaino_ said: “He’d easily do a Paul Biya on Nigeria, with help from France. Long thing.”
@EzennunuCharles noted: “True. Nigerians are chocho people, lion online but sheep offline. We truly deserve the leaders we have. Pathetic!”
@ManleyMcmanley said: “You are saying there’s no opposition because Peter Obi is the only opposition and you don’t like him. You are contributing to the retrogressive Nigeria with your biased statements. Learn to speak and encourage Peter Obi.”
@hichiefK said: “Ogbeni, you are politician and a PDP man. Lead the charge. Take control and revive the opposition. All these you puffing on Twitter will not amount to anything. Be the change you preach ogbeni. Start your own political movement sir.”
@rilwan_ola01 replied: “This is disturbing on its own. Nigerians who are not members of a political party have also given up. Everyone seems to have been emotionally and mentally defeated
@Hiseenoevil replied: “You are actually correct. It’s like the oppositions are scared of the Tinubu himself. cause tell me why there has been no protest or anything ? If it were to be one of the oppositions in power today , Tinubu would have lead a protest against them.”
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