A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, says it is inaccurate to tag President Bola Tinubu as being responsible for the crisis within African Democratic Party, ADC.
Mr Oyintiloye, who described the tag as “disturbing”, said this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Osogbo, Osun.
According to him, the leadership of ADC should leave the president out of their internal crisis.
“The President is a true democrat and does not need to destabilise any party to secure re-election in 2027.
“The embattled ADC leadership should be courageous enough to tell Nigerians the truth rather than hold Tinubu responsible for the party’s challenges.
“Tinubu is the President, not a court of law that directed the ADC to maintain the status quo pending the determination of a case at the Federal High Court, instituted by one of its members.
“Tinubu is not a member of the Court of Appeal that delivered the judgment, neither does he have the time to poke his nose into unnecessary political matters.
“If the ADC is looking for anyone to blame, targeting Tinubu is a miscalculated move. I will advise the ADC to put its house in order and stop blaming Tinubu for its crisis,” he said.
The chieftain further stated that the decision of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise any faction of ADC until all litigations were resolved, was the result of a court ruling.
“My candid advice to the ADC is to look inward and resolve its internal crisis rather than engaging in a blame game,” he added.
Mr Oyintiloye also said there were 21 recognised political parties registered by INEC, while responding to allegations that Nigeria was drifting towards a one-party system.
“We have 21 registered political parties in the country, and the majority—if not all—will participate in the 2027 elections.
“With these 21 political parties, including the ADC, how can the country be described as a one-party state?
“Opposition leaders should stop spreading false and unsubstantiated information about the 2027 general elections and focus on resolving their internal crises.
“No campaign of calumny will prevent the President from securing a landslide victory in the 2027 elections,” he said.
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