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Minister Faults Opposition Coalition, Says APC Has Gained Strength

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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has expressed skepticism about the formation of an opposition coalition, calling it a ploy to strengthen the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The coalition, comprising members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), and APC, has chosen the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their vehicle to contest the election against incumbent President Bola Tinubu. Keyamo believes that the coalition's formation is a desperate attempt by the PDP to regain strength, but it ultimately benefits the APC by weakening its opposition.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed the opposition coalition as a ploy to strengthen the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.
  • The coalition, comprising members of PDP, LP, SDP, and APC, has chosen ADC as their party of choice, but Keyamo believes it marks the dismemberment of the PDP.
  • Keyamo argues that the coalition is an attempt by the PDP's Atiku Abubakar faction to gain the presidential ticket, while popular presidential candidate Peter Obi is being targeted for his votes.
  • The minister believes that the coalition takes nothing away from the APC, but rather is a case of extracting the opposition from within.
  • Keyamo pointed out that David Mark, the interim chairman of ADC, is a member of the PDP's old guard, indicating that the coalition is purely a PDP affair.
  • The minister argues that the APC has gained strength since the 2023 elections, while the opposition parties have become fragmented and weaker.

Statistics:

  • 2023: The year in which the last presidential elections were held.
  • 2027: The year in which the next presidential election is scheduled to take place.
  • 2 regions: The number of regions won by Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election (South-East and South-South).
  • 1 region: The number of regions won by Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election (North-East).

Sources:

  • Leadership newspaper, reports of the opposition coalition's formation on Wednesday.
  • Festus Keyamo's X (formerly Twitter) post on Wednesday, where he expressed skepticism about the coalition.

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