A picture of Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili (Photo Credit: Premium Times) Former Minister of Education and human rights advocate, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has raised alarm over what she describes as a growing descent into authoritarianism under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. In a post on her official X handle (formerly Twitter), Ezekwesili questioned the motives behind the Federal Government's continued targeting of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, warning that the systematic repression of dissenting voices threatens to erode the rule of law and reduce Nigeria to a “banana republic”.