A former Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Armayau Abubakar, has urged opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the party has established overwhelming political dominance across the country.
Abubakar, who currently serves as a Commissioner at the Federal Character Commission, made the call while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, where he argued that Nigeria no longer needed a strong opposition because of what he described as the achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
According to him, the opposition remains fragmented and lacks the capacity to challenge the APC ahead of the 2027 general election.
“My message to the opposition is that it is high time at this moment in time to join the winning party, the APC,” he said.
He praised President Tinubu’s performance in office, claiming that the administration’s achievements were evident and left little room for criticism.
“Tinubu’s achievements are very glaring. What can the opposition say against Mr President? I believe there’s nothing. So it is up to them to join the moving trend, the canoe of Noah, so that we can together move and reach the promised land,” Abubakar stated.
The former deputy governor further argued that the APC’s growing influence across the country’s political landscape demonstrated widespread public support for the ruling party.
“What I’m trying to tell you is that even the blind man knows that APC has taken over the country. We have almost all the governors together with us, members of the National Assembly all with us.
“You know, we have members of the State Houses of Assembly. They are with us. These are people. These are major stakeholders, and these are parameters that will show you that APC is already blessed by the entire Nigerians, and therefore I don’t see any reason why Mr President will not come back for the second time,” he said.
Abubakar also dismissed the prospects of opposition parties in the next presidential election, claiming they had already fallen far behind the ruling party.
“Of course, what impact would the opposition make? It is very clear. Where are the parameters? Where would they start? We have already gone far, hundreds of miles away from them. APC is just like an ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and other oceans put together, and you are talking of River Benue for the opposition,” he added.
Also speaking, the National Women Leader of the Renewed Hope People Advocacy and APC women’s advocate, Dayo Fasola, said the ruling party was facing little resistance ahead of the 2027 elections because, in her view, the opposition lacked coordination.
According to Fasola, the absence of a formidable opposition has made the task of campaigning for President Tinubu’s re-election much easier.
“Sincerely, I feel this game is not going to be fair because the opposition is more or less non-existent. They are not giving us a good run for the money.
“They are not coordinated. The coordination is non-existent, and it’s a pity. But then, when God wants to complete your mission, He makes it easy. There’s zero opposition,” she said.