The Executive Director of Development Specs Academy, Prof Okey Ikechukwu, has claimed that the opposition parties are splitting themselves thin.
NewsWatch Nigeria reports that Ikechukwu made this remark on Tuesday in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’, while speaking on the defection of former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
Ikechukwu described Peter Obi’s defection as a run for his political life, stressing that many people never anticipated the platform.
He added that those expected to adjust following the recent political development are the All Progressives Congress and other political parties.
He said, “Peter Obi simply ran for his political life. A woman who is running from a lion does not do catwalk. That is where Peter Obi has found himself.
“Peter Obi has moved to a platform no one anticipated, one that holds the prospect of giving us genuine elections in 2027.
“Now those who have to recalibrate are APC and the other parties. Scenarios can be examined because the argument is now on the table. The opposition is splitting itself thin.”
Meanwhile, a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Buba Galadima, has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to join the party and work with other opposition leaders to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
According to him, if Atiku refuses to join the NDC, he will be held responsible if the opposition eventually fails to unseat Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
NewsWatch Nigeria reports that Galadima made the call on Monday during an interview with Channels Television.
According to the elder statesman, all opposition gladiators, including former presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, are already with the NDC, and Atiku needs to join them in the party just as they followed him to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) so they can present a united opposition front.
