Senate President Godswill Akpabio said on Wednesday that President Bola Tinubu is dismayed by the disarray within Nigeria’s opposition parties, expressing the President’s desire for a more vibrant and organized opposition.
Inaugurating on Tinubu’s behalf the Arterial Road N20 Interchange Bridges in the Federal Capital Territory, Akpabio emphasized that as a “committed democrat,” the President views a strong opposition as vital for Nigeria’s political well-being.
He said: “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.
“As a true democrat, he would like to see a very vibrant opposition in the country.”
The Senate President observed that internal divisions are plaguing not just the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) but also the Labour Party (LP).
“Just before I came here to represent the president, I received a letter from the Labour Party. So it is not only PDP that is 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 said.
Akpabio also announced the defection of Sen. Neda Imasuen from the LP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that he personally conducted the defection formalities at the Senate earlier in the day.
He said: “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 am not tired. I am happy to receive them because our doors are open in the All Progressives Congress. I want to join the president to see a vibrant opposition.”
Persecondnews reported that in a lighthearted jab, President Tinubu, speaking at the National Assembly on June 12 Democracy Day, teased opposition parties about their internal challenges and said he wouldn’t help them to put their houses in order.
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