Former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has responded to President Bola Tinubu’s comments regarding the ongoing turmoil within the opposition parties.
Naija News reports that many notable figures, including state governors from the opposition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
During his address commemorating June 12 Democracy Day on Thursday, President Tinubu took a swipe at the opposition parties, expressing satisfaction at observing them ‘in disarray.’
“For me, I will not say, try your best to put your house in order. I will not help you to do so, either,” the Nigerian leader said.
President Tinubu has also denied the claim that his administration is orchestrating a one-party system through the defection of opposition politicians to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
In response to Tinubu’s statement, Saraki, while addressing questions from reporters following the Democracy Day event held at the National Assembly, acknowledged that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is currently facing a crisis.
He called on party members and other opposition groups to organise themselves effectively.
Saraki said, “I think we must take him at his word. I mean, he spoke well, saying that he’s not for a one-party state. So we must take him at his word, and he supports a multi-party system. So we are all on the same page.
“That’s why we are going around and bringing everybody to come around. So those who say they are under pressure, there is no pressure anymore. So, we’re all for multi-party, and everybody should get their house in order, as he said, he’s not going to help us, so we are going to sort our own house again.”
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