National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje has said there is nothing wrong with having a one-party system in Nigeria.
Ganduje spoke on Friday after leading a delegation of three senators from Kebbi state to meet with President Bola Tinubu.
The three senators – Adamu Aliero, Yahaya Abdullahi and Garba Maidoki – on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declared their intention to join the APC.
Reacting to whether the wave of defection of opposition politicians to the ruling APC would not slide Nigeria into a one-party state, Ganduje cited China as an example of a working one-party state.
“We came here so that Mr President can bless this resolution, and Mr President has graciously blessed this resolution. On Tuesday, I urge you to go and see what will happen in the chambers,” he said.
“If a one-party state is a wish and blessing to Nigeria… a one-party state is not by force.
“One party’s state is by negotiation, and it is by other political parties seeing the effect of the positive governance of our party.
“If they decide to come to our party willingly, I think there is nothing wrong with that.
“You know they say too many cooks spoil the soup — too many political parties spoil governance.
“China is one of the strongest countries in the world, and it’s a one-party system. We are not saying we are working for a one-party system, but if that is the wish of Nigerians, we cannot quarrel with that.”