By Amos Joseph Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has faulted Nigeria...
By Amos Joseph
Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has faulted Nigeria’s opposition parties for the country's perceived slide toward a one-party state, saying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should not be blamed for the development.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, Fani-Kayode lashed out at opposition groups, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing them of internal disarray, weak leadership, and a lack of the capacity to challenge the APC effectively.
His comments came days after the PDP held its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which was marred by controversies over leadership direction and future electoral strategies.
“The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is the most united and focused party in the history of our country,” Fani-Kayode asserted. “By contrast, the opposition forces are the weakest, most fragmented, most indisciplined, most cowardly, most incompetent, most confused, most divided and most badly led in our entire history.”
He continued, “They are truly pitiful and pathetic, and they are getting more demystified and diminished at both the federal and state levels by the day. Is it any wonder that we are heading towards a one-party state? Don’t blame Bola Tinubu for that—blame the opposition who cannot even hold a NEC or National Caucus meeting without insults, rancour and exchanging blows.”
Fani-Kayode also dismissed the prospects of an opposition alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the coalition moves led by former Vice President and PDP presidential candidate in 2023, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as “illusionary.”
“You can’t even hold your respective parties together, and instead of attempting to do so you are busy running up and down shamelessly to find a platform in the name of some far-fetched and illusionary alliance,” he wrote.
He accused the opposition leaders of putting personal ambition above national interest and party cohesion. “That, coupled with your crass arrogance, vaulting ambition and insufferable pride, is what has led to your downfall,” he said.
Fani-Kayode concluded with a taunt: “I cannot wait for 2027 so that we can bury you all over again—only this time, it will be for good.”
The remarks have sparked reactions on social media and within political circles, with critics accusing the former minister of undermining democratic plurality, while others agree that the opposition must take responsibility for its internal challenges.
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