The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, InterSociety, has threatened to pursue international sanctions, including possible travel restrictions to Europe and the Americas, against six Nigerian governors whom it accused of promoting political intolerance and undermining opposition activities ahead of the 2027 elections.
The organisation named Anambra Governor Charles Soludo, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, Monday Okpebholo of Edo; Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, Peter Mbah of Enugu and Hope Uzodimma of Imo State.
In a statement issued in Enugu on Tuesday, InterSociety alleged that the governors and their loyalists had been involved in political exclusion, intimidation of opposition figures, abuse of state power and the shrinking of civic space.
It described the development as an emerging “axis of political intolerance” across parts of the South-East, South-South and North-Central, particularly against the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi.