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The senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that divisions among opposition leaders would work in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday, the former Edo State governor said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar had inadvertently become a campaign asset for the APC because of his criticisms of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi.
Oshiomhole also pointed to disagreements involving Obi and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, saying the opposition figures were more focused on attacking one another than presenting a united front against the APC.
According to him, Amaechi had described both Obi and Atiku as regional politicians while portraying himself as the only national figure among them, a claim Oshiomhole dismissed.
“You mean that APC would be worried about which of the parties now… ADC? I saw Atiku. Atiku is now our best campaign manager because he is attacking Obi, and I see Obi attacking Amaechi. I see Amaechi say Obi is a regional player, Atiku is a regional player, and he is the only national player, but he didn’t tell us what his ward unit looks like,” Oshiomhole said.
The lawmaker expressed confidence that opposition parties and coalitions would fail to unseat the APC in 2027, insisting that Nigerians were yet to hear what alternative policies the opposition intended to offer.
He challenged opposition leaders to clearly state whether they would reverse major policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu, including fuel subsidy removal, tax reforms and the student loan scheme.
“So, the opposition can have their dreams, but they will be defeated flatly because nobody believes them. They have to speak to the new policies that they would reverse, whether they would reverse taxation, reverse fuel subsidy removal, student loans, or reverse any of those bold decisions that President Tinubu has taken,” he said.
Oshiomhole argued that the opposition appeared united mainly by the ambition to gain power rather than by a shared policy direction or ideology.
He added that Tinubu had taken difficult decisions to restructure the Nigerian economy and stabilise governance despite the political risks involved.
Political activities have continued to intensify ahead of the 2027 elections, with several opposition leaders positioning themselves to challenge Tinubu and the APC.
Among the key figures expected to shape opposition politics are Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Rotimi Amaechi.
The opposition leaders had initially aligned under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in an attempt to strengthen efforts against the ruling party.
However, Obi and Kwankwaso later moved to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), citing legal disputes surrounding the ADC as the reason for their exit.
Atiku and Amaechi remain within the ADC coalition, although uncertainty persists over who may eventually become the opposition’s presidential candidate.
