2027: ‘They Are Seeing How Difficult It Is To Form A Merger’ – Fashola Mocks Opposition Parties
Former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has taunted the opposition political parties over the difficulty of creating a merger ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Naija News reports that Fashola, while speaking at a stakeholders meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, said only the ruling party has successfully conducted a merger that ousted the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to the former Minister of Works, those who opposed the APC merger are now trying to form a coalition.
He said, “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.”
Fashola stated that although the campaign has yet to start, members of the ruling party are already warming up ahead of the next election.
He pointed out that the electoral law stipulates 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”.