Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has stated that President Bola Tinubu and the opposition parties are united on supporting Nigeria’s multi-party democracy.
The discussion followed growing concerns that President Tinubu was steering the country toward a one-party system due to recent defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC), according to Daily Post. Some defectors had blamed internal crises within their former parties for their exit.
Speaking at the National Assembly, President Tinubu dismissed the allegations. He assured Nigerians that his administration has no interest in creating a one-party state. “To those who ring the alarm that the APC is intent on a one-party state, I offer you a most personal promise. While your alarm may be as a result of your panic, it rings in error,” Tinubu said.
Responding to Tinubu’s remarks, Saraki urged everyone to accept the President’s words and focus on strengthening their parties. He emphasized that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) fully supports a multi-party system.
“We must take him at his words, he spoke well saying he is not for a one-party state, so we must take him at his words that he supports a multi-party, so we are all on the same page,” Saraki told journalists.
He encouraged political groups to organize their structures without waiting for help from the ruling party.
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