Bola Tinubu is disheartened by current state of disarray in opposition parties – Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, speaking on Wednesday, June 25, while representing President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration of the Arterial Road N20 Interchange Bridges in the Federal Capital Territory, revealed that the president is saddened by the disorganized state of Nigeria’s opposition parties and desires a more vibrant and organised opposition.
Akpabio said President Tinubu, as a committed democrat, values a strong opposition as vital to Nigeria’s political health.
“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.”
He further noted that both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party are 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), saying he personally oversaw the defection formalities in the Senate earlier that 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.”
Earlier, in his Democracy Day speech at the National Assembly, Tinubu mocked the opposition over their internal crises, stating that he would not help them put their houses in order.
