Former Federal MPs and Human Rights Advocate Members, Senator Shehu Sani, have accused the current wave of opposition to the administration of the Tinubu Ball President of due to lack of sincerity and purpose, it was born more political protests than personal disappointment than national interests.
Speaking during the appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, former senators from the State of Kaduna described the ranks of government criticism which continued to grow mostly consisting of “dissatisfied” politicians that were upset because of the exception of the corridor of power.
Although he did not mention the name, there had been a wave of criticism from opposition figures such as the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El’rufai, who had established a camp with opposition figures, and formed a coalition to shift the Tinubu Bola President in 2027.
“When you have a group of frustrated and gathering and gathering elements, this is not about the State or people, it’s only about being excluded from the system,” Sani said, cutting the critical line through what many people describe as a wave of political differences.
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He rejected the ideology that the ideological divided the elite of the Nigerian rulers who were separated from their opponents, by saying both camps including the same political class. “It’s not that they are now Marxist or trade unions who face capitalist orders, they are all from the same bourgeois political class,” he added.
According to Sani, many of the most vocal critics of the current government are the familiar faces in the Nigerian political landscape that have benefited from the system since the return of democracy in 1999
“They use every opportunity to arm our challenges and present themselves as a better alternative,” said Sani. “But many of them have been in power, have influence, and form the same system that they now claim to oppose.”
Overcoming the talks of the new coalition and deepening internal conflicts in various opposition parties, the former senator emphasized that he was not honest to blame President Tinubu for dysfunction that was rooted in the wrong party.
“It is unfortunate that opposition is looking for a president to solve their problems,” he said. “If there are problems in PDP, NNPP, SDP or other parties, and you have members who work against the party but refuse to expel or suspend it, then turn around to blame the President, it is not responsible.”
Sani urged opposition leaders to place their homes, said only parties were well organized and disciplined that could play a meaningful role in democracy.
“PDP, NNPP, LP, and SDP must fix their internal problems and stop looking at the President. Only then they can play the role of functional opposition,” he said.