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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has dismissed ongoing talks of a potential opposition merger ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the initiative as a fruitless political experiment bound to collapse.

Ganduje made the remarks on Friday while speaking with journalists in Kaduna after leading of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) on a Sallah homage to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his private residence.

Reacting to speculations about an emerging coalition among opposition heavyweights—particularly former Vice President Atiku Abubakar—the APC chairman waved off any suggestion that such a movement posed a threat to the ruling party.

“We are not worried at all. This is just history repeating itself. They have done it before, and it didn’t work. What we’re seeing now are just incompatible fragments trying to unite. It’s a political game, and though we won’t disclose our strategies, we’re more than ready for the task ahead,” Ganduje said.

The APC leader reaffirmed the party’s firm grip on national politics, highlighting its control of 21 states and referring to the APC as “still the strongest party in West Africa.”

According to Ganduje, the ruling party is not content with maintaining the status quo but is actively working to expand its influence across more states.

“We are targeting more states—either by convincing their leaders to us or by defeating them at the polls. We are confident, but not complacent. The work continues,” he added.

His comments came just days after a high-profile visit to former President Buhari by opposition leader Atiku Abubakar, who was accompanied by prominent figures including former governors Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Gabriel Suswam (Benue), Jibrilla Bindow (Adamawa), and Achike Udenwa (Imo).

While the visit sparked fresh speculation about a grand opposition alliance, Atiku clarified that the meeting was purely a post-Sallah courtesy call.

“There is a plan for the major political parties to come together and form a strong opposition, but it is not part of our visit,” Atiku told reporters after the meeting.

As Nigeria’s political landscape begins to warm up ahead of 2027, analysts say all eyes will be on how both the ruling party and the opposition recalibrate their strategies in the coming months.

Source: https://thebureau.com.ng/opposition-merger-a-futile-alliance-says-apc-chairman-ganduje/

Ganduje has a point.

Someone that should be serving a prison term is as free as air, issuing statements and protected by law enforcement agencies!

APC don dey use psychology on these oppositions.

Ganduje the chairman of APC don already tell them say they go lose so they go dey lose morale gradually.

I like this strategy.

If Peter Obi can work with Atiku Abubakar, they will bury APC. Since 1999, Tinubu has won the least electoral votes than any of his predecessors. It shows how unpopular he is. He even lost his backyard.

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VnAhunnaPl:
Ganduje has a point.

PDP is supposed to put this misfiring and directionless APC on their toes but it has turned out to be the worst opposition party in Africa.

Bunch of clowns!

Immatex:
Someone that should be serving a prison term is as free as air, issuing statements and protected by law enforcement agencies!

That is Oshiomhole’s Assembly of Past Crooks, APC for you o. They forgive sins for their loyal and make them saints, like the off your mic former representative who is now interior minister Olubunmi Ojo.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg_1mly5Gm8?feature=shared

At this point, I'm tire. However, Tinubu should be allowed to complete his 8 years. After Jonathan, the next person to be deprived of a 2 of office shouldn't be another Southerner, especially when a Buhari was gifted 8 unproductive years. What's good for North, should also be good for the South.
As for El Rufai, he's mad! Did any Southern Politician revolt and leave APC, to lead a gang-up against Buhari?

Skepticus:
PDP is supposed to put this misfiring and directionless APC on their toes but it has turned out to be the worst opposition party in Africa.

Bunch of clowns!

Why don’t you them and make them better for the country

Who is stopping you from ing them?

anonimi:
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events.

He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics.

The slowpoke doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.”

― Bertolt Brecht

Meanwhile you have been running from pillar to post,visiting even your worst enemies for validation and giving unjustified appointments to your foes for settlement.Paying moles to unsettle opposition parties....in our local parlance 'that strategy don cast',the opposition are regrouping.
Time shall tell.
The suffering masses are so eager to vote your party out,that has brought untold hardship and you lots care less about the feelings of the people you lead. You act with reckless impunity.

Immatex:
Someone that should be serving a prison term just like peter obi is as free as air, issuing statements and protected by law enforcement agencies!

I have corrected it for you

Tinubu will be re-elected, the worst is El Rufai and Co will only resort to using Bokoharam to cause violence and that will be unfortunate, because Tinubu or his immediate family won't be killed by Bokoharam or fulani herdsmen. It's the innocents that will be their victims.

Still you are running up and down begging Buhari to stop his people to the merger?

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I think what APC people is trying so much to do is to demoralize Nigerians into believing that nobody can defeat Tinubu who was given a bloody nose in LAGOS and Osun before the Northerners came to rescue him during the last election.

No propaganda machine can deter Nigerians in removing Tinubu.

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ChiefOloye:
At this point, I'm tire. However, Tinubu should allowed to complete his 8 years. After Jonathan, the next person to be deprived of a 2 of office shouldn't be another Southerner, especially when a Buhari was gifted 8 unproductive years.

Well done for being a primitive tribal champion who loves his suffering, as long as his fellow southerner is president.

Why are you forgetting that ebilokan deprived Jonathan of two in office by packaging his own 2011 expired soldier into APC change messiah four years later, just because he was eyeing the 2023 election to continue the shege at extra level?

Moreover, by 2027, southerners would have been president for 17 out of the 28 years of democracy since 1999.

Emergingnation:
Flashback: How Bola Tinubu spoke highly of Buhari in 2015, named PDP ‘Poverty Development Party

National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu had during the presidential campaign in 2015, referred to President Muhammadu Buhari as the only solution for the security and economic challenges facing Nigeria.

During a mega presidential rally, the former governor of Lagos State recalled how some powerful nations in the world returned to army generals when they were challenged, saying “Major General Buhari would revive Nigeria’s economy”.

He named the current opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP as the “Poverty Development Party saying they had nothing to offer.

His words at the time were; “Every nation has a period of their own challenges, when America was challenged, they turned to one great man, their ex-military general, General Eisenhower. When the French were challenged, they turned to their general, Charles de Gaulle.

“When Britain was challenged, they turned to their general. Today, Nigeria is economically and physically challenged so we turn to General Muhammadu Buhari. He is the right man for the job. If you talk about military experience, he has it abundantly, he has courage, simplicity, he has it abundantly.

“If you talk about great determination, a combination of vision and ability to perform, honesty and integrity, he has it abundantly.

“I laugh when the incapable government, ‘Poverty Development Party’ PDP were talking. They have nothing again to say, they now want to question the qualifications of General Buhari and look for his certificate”.

Following the manifestos in 2015 which projected the APC presidential candidate as a ‘saviour’, Buhari defeated the then incumbent president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan with Nigerians expecting a total change in security and economy.

https://dailypost.ng/2021/09/01/flashback-how-bola-tinubu-spoke-highly-of-buhari-in-2015-named-pdp-poverty-development-party/

APC is the party to beat.

All this talk about opposition merger is just noise.

anonimi:


Well done for being a primitive tribal champion who loves his suffering, as long as his fellow southerner is president.

Why are you forgetting that ebilokan deprived Jonathan of two in office by packaging his own 2011 expired soldier into APC change messiah four years later, just because he was eyeing the 2023 election to continue the shege at extra level?

Moreover, by 2027, southerners would have been president for 17 out of the 28 years of democracy since 1999.

What is this one saying? Why did you start your counting from 1999 and not 1960, did Nigeria come into existence in1999? Talking about hunger and meltdown, please educate me; at what stage of our existence as a Country (I wanted to write Nation, but we are not a Nation) did we experience prosperity and affluent? It has be crying of poverty and suffering since independence and it won't change, regardless who is you President. I'll only onish you to step out, grab whatever you can, fight and fend for yourself and family, because nobody really cares for you.

anonimi:


Well done for being a primitive tribal champion who loves his suffering, as long as his fellow southerner is president.

Why are you forgetting that ebilokan deprived Jonathan of two in office by packaging his own 2011 expired soldier into APC change messiah four years later, just because he was eyeing the 2023 election to continue the shege at extra level?

Moreover, by 2027, southerners would have been president for 17 out of the 28 years of democracy since 1999.

Why not go back to Independence and tell us the years of rulership between the North and South or didn't the North take advantage through military? Didn't they use it to enrich themselves. Gowon ruled for 9 years, Babangida 8 years, Buhari in military time, Abcha, Abdusalam etc. North and South rulership must be equated. The North had ruled for most years since Independence with nothing to show for it. The North has kept rhe South down all these years. Its time to break free.

I like how we are gaming with the druggie

Salewa97:
APC don dey use psychology on these oppositions.

Ganduje the chairman of APC don already tell them say they go lose so they go dey lose morale gradually.

I like this strategy.

Oponu apoda ni e

No opposition is a threat for Jagaban, he will still win 2027 , make una go siddon

E go shock owna soon,boya le mo say APC don toya Nigerianz

If nigeria was a serious country, is this man not supposed to be in jail? A man seen live on spy Camara receiving millions of dollars bribe

A corrupt fool

RealGandalf:


Source: https://thebureau.com.ng/opposition-merger-a-futile-alliance-says-apc-chairman-ganduje/

where are d fake "likes" abi "Al-Likes" on nairaland ....

had it bin nairaland de pay for" likes " people like hell-lie-nus & yarn-dust-rimo with one called mad-guy here no go de comment for here


as for now nairaland is a playing ground for kids

ImpartialGuy:
If Peter Obi can work with Atiku Abubakar, they will bury APC. Since 1999, Tinubu has won the least electoral votes than any of his predecessors. It shows how unpopular he is. He even lost his backyard.

That's the only way to defeat him, or if they can drag Jonathan to the equation, it will be over for Tinubu before starting

ChiefOloye:
At this point, I'm tire. However, Tinubu should be allowed to complete his 8 years. After Jonathan, the next person to be deprived of a 2 of office shouldn't be another Southerner, especially when a Buhari was gifted 8 unproductive years. What's good for North, should also be good for the South.
As for El Rufai, he's mad! Did any Southern Politician revolt and leave APC, to lead a gang-up against Buhari?

Dont drag us onto your stupidity. As for me and my likes, I would gladly vote for Abbubaka Shakau instead of voting for Tinubu. Buhari was nepotistic, appoint majorly across all northern zones but Tinubu is only appointing his Yoruba people. It is more of a Yoruba president than a Southern president. Let only the Yorubas make him president.

Tinubu is OTP.

ChiefOloye:


What is this one saying? Why did you start your counting from 1999 and not 1960, did Nigeria come into existence in1999? Talking about hunger and meltdown, please educate me; at what stage of our existence as a Country (I wanted to write Nation, but we are not a Nation) did we experience prosperity and affluent? It has be crying of poverty and suffering since independence and it won't change, regardless who is you President. I'll only onish you to step out, grab whatever you can, fight and fend for yourself and family, because nobody really cares for you.

So you believe in equity but a South Eastern is not fit to rule. Oga, Atiku is the next president of Nigeria. Bookmark this comment

searchlight:
So you believe in equity but a South Eastern is not fit to rule. Oga, Atiku is the next president of Nigeria. Bookmark this comment

No be only Atiku, na Shekau and El Rufai as his Vice. Any criminal ftom the North can succeed Tinubu in 2031, but there's no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027. It's a Yoruba Man presidency we are talking about ooo, not an Ijaw or Itshekiri man, that can be pushed aside with marauding Fulani threats, the press and Lagos are our strengths we will continue to deploy them.
Tinubu will do 8 years, except he dies. You too can also bookmark my comment.

They are dead scared of a merger.

Guest what?? A merger will happen and that tiny d1ck president will be hoisted out they way he was foisted in!! (See what I did here).

ChiefOloye:
At this point, I'm tire. However, Tinubu should be allowed to complete his 8 years. After Jonathan, the next person to be deprived of a 2 of office shouldn't be another Southerner, especially when a Buhari was gifted 8 unproductive years. What's good for North, should also be good for the South.
As for El Rufai, he's mad! Did any Southern Politician revolt and leave APC, to lead a gang-up against Buhari?

Stop mentioning South. It is purely Yoruba's fight. I will also counsel you that if you own a company and hire a misfit of a manager, please retain him until he completes his term.