Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned that any attempt to impose a one-party system in Nigeria will suffocate the nation’s political space and potentially lead to confusion and anarchy.
He issued the warning in Abuja during a memorial lecture and day of tribute held in honour of the late former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark on Wednesday May 7.
Jonathan acknowledged that while a one-party system worked in Tanzania under Julius Nyerere to unite a multi-ethnic nation, it was achieved through a deliberate and inclusive process not by political manipulation. He stressed that if Nigeria were to adopt such a system, it must be done procedurally and not through coercion or political scheming.