US, EU Lawmakers Probe Wike’s Alleged Assault on Nigerian Democracy – Activist Dan Bello Claims

|By Chinwendu Nwani

Prominent northern activist and good governance advocate, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Dan Bello, has alleged that the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and the European Union are reviewing reports on what he described as “Wike’s destruction of democracy in Nigeria.”

In a video posted Thursday on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Bello said his stance was not driven by politics but by his duty to defend Nigeria’s democratic institutions.

According to him, Nigeria stands at a dangerous crossroads, where “the choices of a few powerful men may determine the fate of 250 million people,” placing the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, at the centre of the storm.

“This is not about personality; it’s about a pattern — about power, about the systematic erosion of democratic norms. If left unchecked, this process could drag Nigeria into the same darkness engulfing parts of the Sahel,” Bello warned.

Citing a document he claimed was submitted to the US Senate, Bello alleged that Wike has emerged as one of the most powerful unelected figures in Nigeria’s political space. He accused the minister of using state resources, the judiciary, and security agencies to silence dissent and weaken the opposition.

He further alleged that Wike has fractured opposition parties, including the PDP, Labour Party, and ADC, while manipulating party structures, weaponizing the police, and influencing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“This is not politics; this is the suffocation of multi-party democracy. Nowhere is this clearer than in Rivers State,” Bello declared.

The activist’s comments have reignited conversations around political power, institutional independence, and democratic accountability in Nigeria.