The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru has described the national summit held by the opposition parties in Ibadan as a ruse.
Basiru, a former lawmaker who represented Osub Central Senatorial District described the summit where key opposition leaders converged on Saturday as a gathering of individuals.
In an interview conducted on Saturday, the former lawmaker said that, contrary to claims that opposition parties had gathered at the summit, only a few individuals were present at the event venue.
He also stated that for any political activity to take place, there must be authorisation from the parties’ National Working Committee (NWC).
He said, “The so-called Ibadan summit is a ruse. It was an assemblage of individuals, not ten political parties.
For parties to meet, there must be prior authorisation from their NWC or NEC. Without that, it is simply a gathering of individuals,” Basiru said.
Speaking further on the tolerance exhibited by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, the APC chieftain said the successful summit contradicts the claim that the president was driving the country into a one-party system.
“If they now claim that ten political parties met to gang up against one party, it contradicts their earlier narrative.
It shows that the political space remains open, but they lack the strength to compete individually,” he added.
