A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of anti-democratic practices.
In an interview on Prime Time, an Arise Television programme, on Monday, Galadima alleged that the is not ready to conduct credible elections and has been busy destabilising opposition parties.
But the NNPC chieftain warned that oppositions are here to say, adding that if the Tinubu government does not change its ways, it risks losing the elections.
“This government is not ready to organise a free and fair election. From their antics and how they are destabilising parties, that suggests they don’t want an opposition at all for the election,” he said.
“I want to assure them that there will be opposition, and if they don’t change their style of governance, they will lose this election.”
Galadima described Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, as the “generalissimo” of Nigerian politics, who, given a free and fair election, will always win Kano.
“Kwankwaso is the generalissimo of Nigeria’s politics because he is the only one, come rain, come shine, who, if there is a free and fair election, will deliver the most populous state in Nigeria,” he said.
On the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Galadima described it as a conglomeration of politicians, expressing regret that selfish interests have prevented a united front to unseat the current government, despite knowing which combinations could win the election.
“ADC is a conglomeration of politicians. I could have wished all of us to come together to unseat the present government, but because of selfishness,” he added.
“All of them know who and who can be combined to win the election, but are we ready to do that?”
Galadima also commented on the reported meeting between former President Goodluck Jonathan and Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, noting that they should agree on a candidate to contest against Tinubu.
