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National Secretary, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ajibola Basiru has described the outcome of the Ibadan Summit by opposition political parties in the country as a ruse.
He said the declaration of the parties to field one presidential candidate in the 2027 elections against the APC would not see the light of day, as different individuals from the different political parties all want to be president’.
Prominent opposition figures in the country had gathered at a summit in Ibadan hosted by the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde.
At the end of the event, the group had declares it’s intention to field a unified candidate against President Bola Tinubu who is seeking a second term in office.
Among those in attendance were former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi; former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
Also in attendance included Peter Obi, David Mark, Professor Jerry Gana, factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Saminu Turaki, and political strategist Pat Utomi.
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But responding on Saturday, Basiru stated, “I can assure you that they are just engaging in delusion. There are 19 political parties in Nigeria today, and many of them will have presidential candidates. Even within their own group that they are calling a coalition of opposition, they will not agree on who is going to fly the presidential ticket.
“They are just deluding themselves. All of them want to be president: Atiku wants to be president, Obi wants to be president, Kwankwaso wants to be president, Seyi Makinde wants to be Vice President, so who is going to be their president?”
He further said, “The so-called Ibadan summit is a ruse. It was an assemblage of individuals, not ten political parties. For parties to meet, there must be prior authorisation from their NWC or NEC. Without that, it is simply a gathering of individuals.
“If they now claim that ten political parties met to gang up against one party, it contradicts their earlier narrative. It shows that the political space remains open, but they lack the strength to compete individually”
He described the plan for a unified candidate as unrealistic and politically disjointed, as the opposition’s internal struggles made the idea of a unified presidential ticket impractical, noting that the ambitions of key political figures would ultimately undermine any consensus arrangement.
He said, “We wish them luck if they can have it, but they will still have to fly on the platform of a particular political party, so they should first agree on which particular party they want to fly their so-called candidate.
“They should concentrate on facing their own political issues rather than lying to the Nigerian populace. We are ready to meet any of them at the polls,” he added.
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