Former Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Solomon Dalung, has lamented that the coalition that would have salvaged Nigeria in the 2027 general elections has been overtaken by greed.
Dalung made this remark on Friday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’.
He stated that the expectations of Nigerians were cut short by the splitting of the opposition leaders.
“Greed has taken over. You can see the manifestation of individual ambition and interest, and the list of presidential candidates seems to be endless.
“The opposition political elites are more interested in their personal ambition to access power, and that is why they are fragmented from one political party to the other.
“Nigeria has returned to the politics of the First Republic, where regions had their political parties. The election is already divided along those lines, because almost all the zones have presidential candidates.
“So, ultimately in 2027, we may be facing serious confusion as we advance towards election, because everybody now is going to hold on to his region. The candidates will concentrate on votes coming from their regions,” he said.
In a related development, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has argued that any vote cast for the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2027 presidential election will ultimately benefit President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking during an interview with Symfoni TV on Wednesday, Okonkwo said opposition forces must unite behind a single platform to have any realistic chance of defeating the incumbent president.
According to him, political analysts have consistently warned that a divided opposition would only strengthen Tinubu’s chances of securing a second term.
“The reason I said it is that either you’re working for Tinubu directly, in other words, you’re in APC, or you’re working for Tinubu indirectly because when you divide the votes of the coalition and the opposition, you’re still making Tinubu better placed to win,” Okonkwo said. READ MORE
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