2027: Opposition can’t have merger, campaign hasn’t started yet – Fashola

Former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola has declared that it would be impossible for the opposition political parties to have merger ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Speaking at a stakeholders meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Lagos, the former governor said only the ruling party has successfully conducted a merger that ousted the then ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party.

According to him, those who stood in opposition to the APC when it emerged, are “now trying to form a coalition”, stating that they “are seeing how difficult it is”.

“Those who stood in opposition against our emergence are now trying to form a coalition, and they are seeing how difficult it is to form a merger that produces APC.

“History will tell you that that is the only merger that has occurred in Nigeria’s political history. They said it can’t happen but it happened. The opposition can’t do their own”, he said.

The former governor also said, though members of the ruling party are already warming up ahead of the next election, the campaign is yet to start.

He pointed out that the electoral law stipulated when the campaign is expected to start before the election.

He said, “I know that people are already warming up but the campaign has not started yet. The electoral law stipulates when the campaign should start. Our party is organizing because we are progressives.

“If they ask you why we said we are progressive, it’s because we are determined to improve the human condition”.

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