Former Sokoto State governor Aminu Tambuwal has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of deliberately destabilising opposition parties in Nigeria.
Tambuwal made the allegation on Friday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
“When you look at what is happening in various political parties in Nigeria today — you don’t need to be told, no matter the amount of denial by whoever, including President Bola Tinubu, that they are not involved in destabilisation efforts of opposition parties. It is incorrect,” he said.
Pressed for evidence, Tambuwal doubled down, insisting: “I am not suspecting. They are involved in all of this.”
Tinubu, elected in 2023, defeated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP). Since then, several opposition figures have defected to the APC, while others face internal party crises.
Some opposition leaders, including Atiku, Obi, former Senate President David Mark, ex-Rivers governor Rotimi Amaechi, and ex-Osun governor Rauf Aregbesola, have since floated a coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The APC, however, has dismissed the coalition, with Tinubu describing it as a “sinking ship” and a “coalition of confusion”.