The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu's administration, citing escalating insecurity and deteriorating economic conditions across Nigeria.

The opposition party expressed these concerns during its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja, which had previously faced multiple postponements.

In a communique read by the party's Acting National Chairman, Iliya Damagum, the PDP condemned what it described as "policy inconsistency, wholesale corruption, massive treasury-looting, budget padding, and diversion of public funds" under the current administration.

"NEC expresses serious concern over the sorry and melancholic state of affairs of our Nation under the irredeemably exploitative, insensitive, and anti-people APC administration of President Bola Tinubu," the communique stated.

The party further alleged that these governance issues have resulted in "infrastructural retrogression and loss of investors' confidence" in Nigeria's economic system.

Resistance to One-Party State

The PDP also accused the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to transform Nigeria into a "one-party totalitarian state" through what it described as "open siege, threats, and intimidation of opposition figures and institutions of democracy."

"NEC restates our Party's belief in democracy, the Rule of Law, and the supremacy of the will of the people as expressed through their free and unhindered democratic participation in multi-party politics and governance," the communique emphasized.

The meeting also addressed internal party matters, with the PDP indicating it would consider resolutions from its South-East caucus at an upcoming meeting scheduled for June 30, 2025.

This development comes as Nigeria continues to face significant security challenges across multiple regions and economic pressures, including high inflation and cost of living concerns that have sparked public discontent.

The PDP's criticism represents the latest in a series of confrontations between the opposition and the ruling party as political positioning intensifies ahead of future electoral contests.