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In an interview on SYMFONI TV, on Saturday, June 13, 2026, Professor Udenta Udenta, a political scientist and public affairs analyst, has warned the opposition parties against waging intraparty wars in the run-up to the 2027 general election, saying that this would undermine their ability to take on the ruling class as a whole.
Udenta slammed opposition party spokespeople on SYMFONI TV’s Niger Unfiltered for avoiding government criticism in favour of attacking other opposition parties. According to him, it undermines attempts to form a cohesive front and serves no political purpose.
“If an NDC spokesperson attacks ADC or ADC candidate, he or she’s plainly stupid and does not understand the logic of power,” Udenta said during the interview.
He thinks the political parties should stay away from squabbles within themselves that could split their supporters and hurt their chances of winning elections because they all want to see an alternative to the present government.
He maintained that ADC members who criticise the NDC or its candidates are also being unfairly criticised, saying that this shows bad political judgement.
Udenta is optimistic about the opposition’s strength as we approach the next election cycle. He brought up Peter Obi’s success as a presidential candidate for the Labour Party in the 2023 election, saying that despite organisational difficulties in important sections of the country, Obi managed to obtain almost eight million votes.
His prediction for 2027 was that the odds of winning would be much higher if opposition groups and powerful politicians formed larger alliances.
If the opposition were to band together, he claims, they could change the political landscape by garnering millions of more votes.
Opposition leaders, the professor argued, should put group objectives ahead of partisan disagreements if they want to win elections, and political cooperation, not rivalry, is the best way for parties to confront the current administration.
