Former presidential aide, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, has
encouraged opposition parties in Nigeria to merge in order to keep the ruling
All Progressives Congress (APC) on its toes.
According to him, many things appear to be going wrong in
the APC because there are no formidable parties anymore to challenge it.
An APC stalwart, Obono-Obla, was a guest on Sparkling FM
radio’s Let’s Talk Nigeria discourse programme on Friday morning.
“I am a progressive professional in politics who desires
healthy and competitive politics. I advocate for the merger of these smaller
parties to enable Nigeria to have at least two strong parties to serve as
formidable opposition to the APC.
“Opposition parties should not be talking about alliances.
They should collapse into a fewer number of parties by way of merger, not
alliances.
“We need a party to keep us on our toes. We did it in 2015.
I was on a committee that merged CPC and other parties to form the APC. We then
became a powerful opposition and defeated a ruling party.”
Commenting on the recent meeting between Peter Obi and Musa
Kwankwaso, which reportedly aimed at coming together to realign against the
APC, he said such efforts are akin to rolling stones that gather no moss.
“Their realignment means nothing. It is just media hype. They’re colorless
politicians. They can’t effect anything.”
He disagreed with the notion that it was too early for the
APC to begin discussions about President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
According to him, Tinubu has a fundamental right to
re-contest the presidency if he so wishes.
“It’s not too early to begin talking about the 2027
presidential election. Remember, there is freedom of speech.
“It shows political development and that our people are
concerned about governance. Note that politics is an everyday discourse.
“Talking about 2027 is akin to anyone talking about all
other issues.”
He advised opposition politicians to be steadfast and
consistent, strongly presenting their points, rather than acting as daytime
opposition while hobnobbing with the ruling government at night.
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