By Ayodele Oni
National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has taken a swipe at the leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) for blaming their word on the party and President Bola Tinubu.
Basiru pointed out that “It would be disingenuous to blame President Bola Tinubu and the ruling party for the consequences of their own disregard for the rule of law.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the APC Scribe stated that “We hope that they will not come to tell Nigerians that it is the APC or President Bola Tinubu that is weakening democracy when they meet the consequences of their planned illegality!
“The ADC must also come to terms with a hard truth: blaming other parties will not fix their internal crises. No amount of external finger-pointing can erase their consistent failures or resolve their lingering leadership issues.
“It is wishful thinking to assume that other political parties will step in to rescue them from problems they have repeatedly failed to manage.
“When All Progressives Congress lost all the seats it had won in Zamfara State due to its own unresolved internal crisis, and Peoples Democratic Party became the beneficiary, everyone agreed it was the rule of law taking its course.
“No outrage, no conspiracy theories, just the consequences of failing to put your house in order.
On ADC claim that President Tinubu is weakening opposition to force a one party state ahead of the 2027 election
Basiru stated that “As at today, there are 19 registered political parties in Nigeria with potential to compete in the 2027 election and President Tinubu has no power to deregister any political party.
“Nigerians must know that the present predicament of David Mark and his ilk has to do with the untidy way they hijacked the leadership of an existing political party without carrying along all stakeholders.
“This resulted in court litigation before the Federal Hight Court and the adverse judgment of the Court of Appeal upon which the INEC predicated it decision not to recognise any of the two contending parties for the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) pending the determination of the pending suit by the court.
“The David Mark factional ADC leadership appear to be indulging in self-delusion by positioning themselves as the leading opposition, when their recent electoral outings clearly suggest otherwise.
“You cannot lay claim to national relevance while your performance at the polls remains abysmal and unconvincing.
“Since the inception of their so- called coalition, they have been roundly rejected at the polls by Nigerians, including during the recently held Local Government Area Council election held in the Federal Capital Territory.
“Leadership of the opposition is not declared through press conferences or rhetoric; it is earned through consistent electoral credibility and public trust, both of which they have struggled to demonstrate.
“Therefore, President Bola Tinubu and indeed the All Progressives Congress cannot be bothered about the contraption of electoral unviability being bandied as a ‘coalition’.”
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