Nigeria, April 3 -- A former presidential candidate, Pat Utomi, has accused President Bola Tinubu's government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to exclude political opponents from taking part in the 2027 general elections.

Mr Utomi, a professor of political economy, spoke when he appeared as a guest on the Arise News programme on Tuesday.

The politician, who is a member of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), claimed that both the ruling APC and Mr Tinubu's government had perfected a plot to use the judiciary and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to frustrate opposition politicians from contesting in the forthcoming poll.

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