A chieftain of the New Nigerian People’s Party, NNPP, Alhaji Abubakar Galadima, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of offering money to opposition leaders to support President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Speaking in an interview with Arise Television, Galadima said APC is desperate to retain power beyond 2027.
He said, “The issue of importance is whether there is going to be vacancy in 2027. I want to tell you that there is no amount of intimidation by anybody, even at the point of killing, that can stop Nigerians from producing an alternative presidential candidate.
“I want to say that Nigerians should know it today that they are sending emissaries to compromise leaders of political parties, offering tens of billions to leaders of political parties.
“They are promising that to all political parties to align with the agenda of the present government so that in 2027, there will be no candidate. You see how they are trying to decimate political parties?
“They have decimated the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the ground, they have decimated the Labour Party, LP, they have decimated the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. We don’t even know which.
“Of course, you know that they are trying to destabilize Kano State but Alhaji Kwankwaso is their nightmare.”
Speaking on whether 2027 is the turn of the south or north, Galadima said, “I don’t want to discuss North and South, but if that is what you want us to educate Nigerians on, by 2027 the South would have ruled this country (since 1999) for 18 and a half years.
“While the North has ruled for only nine and a half years, eight years of Buhari and one and a half years of Yar’ Adua which means, automatically, that you can revert to the North so they can make up for the deficit, if that is what he is talking about.
But I believe in who has delivered on his promises to Nigerians. Has that man occupying that seat ameliorated the condition of the people? We would ask Akume for their scorecard.”
