Rufai Oseni: If Jonathan treated APC like they treat opposition, they'd never be in power
Arise News anchor Rufai Oseni tears into APC on today's Morning Show, asking the ruling party: if Goodluck Jonathan had treated you the way you're treating opposition now, would you be in power?
Oseni reminds Nigerians that under Jonathan, APC leaders freely insulted the president, called for protests, demanded a parallel government, even called for his resignation—and Jonathan never arrested or silenced them. "That is democracy," he says.
Now the same party that enjoyed that freedom is hunting opposition members for speaking. Oseni warns this slides Nigeria toward a one-party state and anarchy. He challenges APC to tolerate criticism and focus on governance instead of fighting dissent.
The contrast is stark: opposition under PDP had space to breathe. Opposition under APC faces harassment.
What democratic standard should Nigerians demand—freedom to oppose, or silence enforced by whoever holds power?