A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Dele Momodu, has said the All Progressives Congress APC miscalculated by assuming that Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso would not work together.
Momodu made the remarks while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday, alleging that the ruling party is attempting to weaken opposition groups.
“The truth is, they first let the ADC stay out of it, hoping that Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, and Kwankwaso would never team up together. It was a miscalculation.
“The APC, proud of its power, tried to create problems in all the main opposition parties. The way INEC approved the PDP faction so quickly says a lot,” he said.
He also raised concerns about increasing judicial involvement in electoral matters, alleging that some top government officials are seeking to exert influence over the judiciary.
According to him, efforts to centralise political power or create a one party system would ultimately fail.
“High level government officials are putting a lot of resources into the judiciary as part of their overall plan. When you use poverty as a weapon, people end up relying on getting rice given out to them.
“It’s really shocking that they want to turn Nigeria into a country ruled by just one party or one person. It might take some time, but it won’t work,” he added.
