After accusing some All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates of celebrating what he called the oppression of citizens and supporting leaders he described as oppressive, human rights activist and national coordinator of the Tinubu Must Go movement Abba Hikima announced that he would withdraw his planned support for some of these candidates.
In a post that went live on Monday on his Facebook site, Hikima announced the news, explaining that he had come to this conclusion after watching the candidates’ responses to allegations of public abuse.
This is to inform you that I will not be providing any assistance to certain APC candidates anymore. “This is in continuation of their joy I perceived in their support for those in power who oppress others,” he added.
Someone should be held responsible for supporting politicians who are accused of oppressing the people, he further said.
In his speech, Hikima branded as “oppressive” and “our enemy” anyone who backs authoritarian community leaders.
The fact that Hikima, an APC member, has previously stated his support for Abba Kabir Yusuf, governor of Kano State, has brought the movement’s political stance into focus.
He did not specify which APC candidates were impacted by his most recent statement, but it does seem to indicate a change in his stance toward some of them.
The Tinubu Must Go campaign and the Kano State Police Command had previously disagreed over a gathering that the group had planned to hold in Kano, and this declaration follows their earlier disagreement.
After police were sent to the site, the movement claimed that they were trying to stop them from hosting the gathering.
But the police refuted the accusation, saying they were only there to keep the gathering’s attendees safe.