The National Publicity Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Ladipo Johnson, has held that recent defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) “are based on fear and personal survival.
Johnson said that many opposition figures were crossing over to the ruling party not because of ideology, but to protect their political future.
According to him, Nigeria was facing serious economic and security problems.
He believes that if the issues continued, the public would turn against the APC, no matter how many governors the party had.
Johnson dismissed the idea of Nigeria becoming a one-party state.
He said Nigerians were too politically aware for that to happen, adding that the current hardship was making citizens angry and more likely to demand change at the next round of election.
Johnson criticized those who believed that Tinubu could hold on to power simply through defections.
He added that there was “no magic” that could save the ruling party if things did not improve.
The NNPP spokesman stated that real change would only come when leaders focused on solving national problems, instead of playing political games.
“It is wishful thinking for the APC and Tinubu to think they can turn Nigeria into a one-party state.
I don’t believe that can happen in Nigeria, even if they want to. If the economy does not improve, if insecurity does not reduce, then they (APC and Tinubu) will find that 2027 will be tougher than they can ever imagine.
Even if they have 30 governors in their party, Nigerians are already pushed to the wall, and they will react and vote the APC out. There is no magic to it. They talk as if the man (Tinubu) is a magician. There’s no magic to it,” he said.
