President Bola Tinubu is disappointed with the current state of Nigeria's opposition parties and desires a more vibrant and organized opposition, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed.
Akpabio made this known while representing Tinubu at the inauguration of the Arterial Road N20 Interchange Bridges,on Wednesday, in the Federal Capital Territory.
As a committed democrat, Akpabio said Tinubu believes a strong opposition is crucial to Nigeria's political health. This suggests that Tinubu values the role of opposition parties in holding the government accountable and providing alternative perspectives.
"President Bola Tinubu GCFR is very interested in seeing a vibrant opposition. It saddens him when he sees the way the opposition is in disarray,” Akpabio stated.
“As a true democrat, he would like to see a very vibrant opposition in the country.”
The Senate President noted that not only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but also the Labour Party is struggling with internal divisions.
“Just before I came here to represent the president, I received a letter from the Labour Party. So it’s not only PDP that’s in disarray; even the Labour Party is cracked, and people who are strong members of the Labour Party are angling to run Nigeria when they cannot put a small political party like that in order,” he added.
Akpabio also announced the defection of Senator Neda Imasuen from the Labour Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that he personally conducted the defection formalities at the Senate earlier in the day.
“Senator Neda Imasuen just decamped this afternoon from the Labour Party and moved from the left-hand side of the Senate to the right-hand side so that took my time. I had to do that ritual. I’m not tired. I’m happy to receive them because our doors are open in the All Progressives Congress,” he said, adding, “I want to join the president to see a vibrant opposition.”
Tinubu had in his Democracy Day speech at the National Assembly mocked the opposition over the crises bedevilling them, stating that he would not help them put their houses in order.
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