Olusegun ARIYO
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President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said opposition parties in Nigeria will continue in confusion till the 2027 general elections are over.Akpabio remarked while addressing guests in Uyo during a reception held in honour of the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu.He argued that the opposition’s decision to begin political activities ahead of the timeline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for August 26, 2026, indicates internal disarray within their ranks.According to him: “Each time we make a law and the opposition frowns, I get excited that I’ve made the right law.”He added that while the ruling party continues consultations and political mobilisation across the country, opposition groups are still attempting to organise themselves.“While we are moving around Nigeria, consulting and campaigning, many of them are still trying to form their political party.“They haven’t even finished registration, and they would continue in confusion till 2027 election is over. Instead of putting their houses in order, they’re breaking up.”Akpabio also criticised divisions within opposition parties, pointing to internal leadership disputes.\“You see a man who formed the Labour Party; they had millions of votes, today they can’t have a hundred thousand votes, because the Labour Party is distressed.https://urbanexpresslive.com/what-osimhen-demanded-after-galatasarays-1-0-win-against-besiktas/“They have different leadership. Some in the North, some in the South, some West, some in the East.“See then, PDP that used to be one, now struggling to have five different offices in Abuja, with about four Secretaries. Who would sign their forms?” he submitted
