Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has praised former Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, for opposing President Bola Tinubu’s anti-democratic policies.
Dickson criticized the current administration’s anti-democratic policies, particularly in Rivers State, following President Tinubu’s State of the Nation Address at the National Assembly on Thursday.
Dickson blasted Tinubu for failing to mention the state of emergency he declared in Rivers State, as well as the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and all members of the State House of Assembly since March 2025.
On Friday, Frank praised Dickson for his patriotism and courage in highlighting the hypocrisy of celebrating Democracy Day with pomp by the president and legislature when a state is under military authority.
He praised Dickson as a hero and a current champion of democracy in the country for bravely confronting Tinubu’s democratic aberration in Rivers State.
He believes that Dickson’s strong position in opposing Tinubu’s undemocratic inclinations will be remembered by future generations.
Frank remarked that the APC and Tinubu’s government prioritize impunity, authoritarianism, and a one-party state over democracy and the rule of law.
He stated, “Senator Dickson played the role of a true opposition by speaking on behalf of ordinary Nigerians.” He made me proud not only as a Nigerian, but also as an Ijaw son.
“He has made me proud to be a Bayelsan.” He has made me proud as a Niger Delta son, and he has made the entire country proud by speaking truth to power about people who are undermining our democracy and country.
“He spoke the truth at a time when so many Nigerian politicians across party lines had become political cowards and sycophants; he came out boldly to speak the truth.”
“History will remember him for his principled stand against the Tinubu administration’s undemocratic tendencies.
“History will never forget him because, when Nigerians expected leaders, particularly those in power, to speak the truth, he was the only one who confronted the reality and the true state of our democracy.
“What Dickson has done is akin to what lawmakers often do in foreign countries where democracy is being practiced, like the United States and the United Kingdom and even South Africa, where you see lawmakers confronting the president with the truth and expectation of the people.” It may appear that he is alone, but we want him to know that the majority of Nigerians support him.
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“Even if his colleagues across party lines may not support him due to cowardice in his bid to save our democracy, Nigerians and the world are with him, and we are encouraging him to do more by being fearless as usual.”
Frank went on to say that other members of the National Assembly were aware during the joint session that Tinubu’s address was loaded with propaganda and deception, but they continued to praise the president out of sycophancy.
He said, “We know that given what Dickson has done, there may be plans to suspend him, as the Senate has done to other senators who have stood up for the truth in the past, but he need not be concerned because God and Nigerians will fight for him.
“For it is preferable for him to stand with God and the majority of the people than to support the evil and demonic leaders who are striving to undermine Nigeria’s democracy.
“It is shameful that the minority caucus in the Senate has been totally compromised because if there was a strong opposition, the minority leader of the Senate would have been supposed to have taken the action that Dickson took” .
