A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abubakar Fasola, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and other opposition leaders to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Fasola argued that the opposition has failed to present a credible and united alternative capable of challenging the ruling party, insisting that its influence has continued to diminish due to internal divisions and a lack of clear direction.
The Federal Character Commission Commissioner, speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, described the opposition as disorganized. They also suggested that the APC government has progressed too far to be compared with other political parties.
“My message to the opposition is that it is high time at this moment in time to join the winning party, the APC.
“Tinubu’s achievements are very glaring. What can the opposition say against Mr President? I believe there’s nothing. So it is up to them to join the moving trend, the canoe of Noah, so that we can together move and reach the promised land.
“What I’m trying to tell you is that even the blind man knows that APC has taken over the country. We have almost all the governors together with us, members of the National Assembly all with us.
“You know, we have members of the State Houses of Assembly. They are with us. These are people. These are major stakeholders, and these are parameters that will show you that APC is already blessed by the entire Nigerians, and therefore I don’t see any reason why Mr President will not come back for the second time.
“Of course, what impact would the opposition make? It is very clear. Where are the parameters? Where would they start? We have already gone far, hundreds of miles away from them. APC is just like an ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and other oceans put together, and you are talking of River Benue for the opposition.”
Dayo Fasola, an APC women’s advocate and National Women Leader of the Renewed Hope People Advocacy, believes there’s no real opposition to President Tinubu. She stated that the campaign to re-elect him was made easy because of this lack of opposition.
“Sincerely, I feel this game is not going to be fair because the opposition is more or less non-existent. They are not giving us a good run for the money.
“They are not coordinated. The coordination is non-existent, and it’s a pity. But then, when God wants to complete your mission, He makes it easy. There’s zero opposition,” she stated.
