A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye has declared that ongoing move by the opposition parties to join forces against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 general elections will fail.
Oyintiloye who was a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), stated this in a statement sent to LEADERSHIP on Sunday, in Osogbo, Osun State capital.
The APC chieftain enjoined former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Labour Party’s Peter Obi, and immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, including others to join Tinubu in his ongoing Renewed Hope agenda for the country.
“Over the last seventy years, the Nigerian political landscape has witnessed numerous attempts at coalition-building, often driven by a desire to consolidate power and challenge dominant parties.
“However, history has consistently shown that these coalitions rarely succeed, so forming a successful alliance in Nigeria requires more than just shared opposition, it demands unity, strategic compromise, and long-term cohesion.
“The motives must be altruistic, not parochial, not selfish, and it must embrace the management of peace and conflict, which are very paramount and essential, ” Oyintiloye said.
He stressed that the ongoing coalition against Tinubu, saying “those involved are only interested in using the platform to revive their failing political careers.”
Describing the coalition as a mere gathering of aggrieved opposition leaders, Oyintiloye said their motive was not in any way for the benefit of Nigerians, but rather for their personal gains.
He wondered the coalition leaders would formed such if they are the ones in power, “can they do anything better than what the president is doing?”
He attributed the budding coalition to the greed and hatred for the President, “the desperation to clinch power by all means, they are now running from pillar to post.
“If the present administration has engaged and patronised some of these personality with juicy appointments, they would be on front line singing and praising the same government they are castigating now.
“But the truth is that Tinubu is the master of the game, so they will fail as usual”, he said.
Oyintiloye charged the leaders of the coalition to go down memory lane to 2023 general elections and ask themselves sincere questions.
“Prelude to 2023 general elections, forces within and outside were against the Tinubu election. Despite the fact he was not in power, he still won.
“Now that the same Tinubu is in power, reviving the economy, how do opposition leaders think their coalition can unseat him?,” he queried.
Oyintiloye said the achievements of the President in all sectors in the last two years were enough to convince the opposition leaders that the coalition would not stand.
He enjoined the president to remain focused on his agenda for the nation and to continue improving on his economic and infrastructure reforms which he claimed are boosting public confidence in his administration.
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