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Current opposition figures lack character, capacity to form coalition, says LP national chairman Abure
The national chairman of opposition Labour Party, Julius have been reported to have said that the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, aMr. Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Rabiu Kwakwanso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP and other opposition figures have neither capacity nor character to lead a coalition movement.
In a recent report on Voice TV, Abure was said to have mocked the prospects of a viable political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing a lack of leadership capacity and cohesion among major opposition figures.
Speaking on the potential for a unified front among Nigeria’s opposition parties, Abure argued that the groundwork for such an alliance should already be evident if it were to succeed.
He said, “I believe that we have explained very clearly why a coalition for 2027 will not work. You may think that you have a lot of time, but I believe that by the end of this year, INEC will release its guidelines or timetable for the 2027 general election. If a coalition was going to work, we should be seeing signs of it by now.”
He sharply criticized the leading aspirants in the current political landscape, questioning their competence and ability to lead such a broad-based movement.
“The dominant character in the political scene that people want to build an alliance around has no capacity, has no character, has no competence to drive the process of a coalition,” he said.
Abure provided a pointed example, arguing that any leader who struggles to unify their own party is unfit to lead a broader political merger.
“Leaders who cannot unite their own party just one party cannot be unifiers. How can they drive a process that brings all other political parties together? A coalition implies conceding your identity, submitting your party certificate, conceding your leadership, and subsuming into a new party,” he explained.
The Labour Party chairman questioned whether any current opposition figure possesses the political influence needed to bring together the likes of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party under a single banner.
“Tell me today: which of the dominant aspirants has that clout, has that capacity to bring the PDP and Labour Party together and say, ‘Let’s collapse and move as one,’ when they can’t even unite their own party?” he asked.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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