Tinubu: Dickson Dared To Speak Truth As Others Turned Cowards And Sycophants – Timi Frank
Timi Frank, the former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has praised Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, the former governor of Bayelsa State, for denouncing the anti-democratic policies of the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Shortly after President Tinubu gave his State of the Nation Address to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, it was reported that Dickson had criticized the current administration’s anti-democratic stance, particularly with regard to Rivers State.
Dickson criticized Tinubu for failing to clarify that he had declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and that Governor Siminalayi Fubara and every member of the State House of Assembly had been suspended since March 2025.
In a statement released on Friday, Frank praised Dickson for his bravery and patriotism in pointing out the absurdity of the executive and legislative branches celebrating Democracy Day with much hoopla while a state in the nation is ruled by the military.
Because Dickson bravely opposed the democratic aberration that Tinubu imposed in Rivers State, he was hailed as a hero and a modern-day guardian of democracy in the nation.
He asserts that Dickson’s moral position in denouncing the undemocratic inclinations of Tinubu’s government will live on in the memory of future generations.
Frank bemoaned the fact that Tinubu’s administration and the APC support authoritarianism, impunity, and one-party control over democracy and the rule of law.
“Senator Dickson acted as a genuine opposition figure by expressing the opinions of common Nigerians,” he remarked. He has made me proud as an Ijaw son in addition to being a Nigerian citizen.
“As a Bayelsan, he has made me proud. As a son of the Niger Delta, he has made me proud, and by speaking up against those who are undermining our democracy and the nation, he has made the entire nation proud.
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“He came out boldly to speak the truth at a time when so many Nigerian politicians who cut across party lines have turned into political cowards and sycophants.”
He will be remembered by posterity for his morally upright position denouncing the Tinubu administration’s anti-democratic inclinations.
History will never forget him because he was the only one to address the truth and the actual state of our democracy at a time when Nigerians looked to leaders, particularly those in government, to speak the truth.
Dickson’s actions are similar to those of lawmakers in other democracies, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and even South Africa, when they confront the president about the reality and expectations of the populace. We want him to know that the Nigerian people are behind him, even though it may seem like he is alone.
“Nigerians and the world are with him, and we are encouraging him to do more by being fearless as usual, even if his colleagues across party lines may not support him because he is being cowardly in his attempt to save our democracy.”
Frank went on to say that other National Assembly members knew Tinubu’s speech was filled with a lot of lies and propaganda during the joint session, but they nevertheless praised the president out of sycophancy.
We are aware that there may be preparations to suspend Dickson for his actions, similar to what the Senate did to other senators who have previously stood up for the truth, but he shouldn’t be alarmed because God and Nigerians would defend him, he continued.
Because it is preferable for him to be with God and the majority rather than siding with the demonic and wicked authorities who are trying to undermine Nigerian democracy.
“It is disheartening that the Senate minority caucus has been completely undermined, as the minority leader of the Senate should have taken Dickson’s action if there had been a robust opposition.”
