June 12, 2026
Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday defended the administration’s commitment to democratic freedoms and the protection of opposition voices, saying the government has neither curtailed civil liberties nor targeted critics.
Speaking on Vanguard’s Politics Hub, Ajayi said the administration has upheld key democratic tenets, saying “Democracy guarantees freedom, freedom of choice, freedom of expression,” and that “none of these freedoms have been infringed upon or trampled upon by this administration in the last three years.”
He added that President Tinubu has shown tolerance for dissent, adding that the president would never do anything that will emasculate or destory democracy in the country.
“Have you ever heard that the President went after anybody for abusing him every day? Ajayi asked.
