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Nigeria is besieged by a full blown dictatorship in the guise of democracy.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Nigeria has after several years of military rule, gone back to democracy since 1999 and this year will make 20 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria. Our democracy is not the best, but it is growing and developing as people understand the rudiments of what democracy entails.
President Muhammadu Buhari is a danger to democracy. He doesn’t obey court order and act unilaterally. He has detained so many even when the courts have granted them bail, like Dasuki, El zazaki.
He also went for the president of the senate but was unsuccessful.
He Suspended the chief judge of Nigeria in clear violation of the constitution,
Buhari is very nepotic, he has a relative as collation Officer in the coming election, that is plans to rig the election. We want card reader used in 2019.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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Timeline

26 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
5 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Feb 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.