Publisher Dele Momodu has accused the ruling party of stifling the opposition, claiming the All Progressives Congress (APC) is jittery ahead of the 2027 general election.

Momodu, a member of the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC) spoke on Friday, accusing the ruling APC of sowing seeds of discord in opposition parties.

“It’s obvious that the ruling party is jittery. The ruling party does not want any strong competition in 2027 in particular,” Momodu said on the breakfast show.

“They are not too bothered by the governors and the rest of them. But they want a sole candidate, if possible.

“All political parties would rise up and endorse one man, and that is the President and Commander-in-Chief.”

His comment came about a day after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recognised the ADC national working committee led by a former Senate President, David Mark and ex-Osun governor, Rauf Aregbesola as secretary.

The move has expectedly continued to generate debates among politicians with some members of the ADC threatening to go to court over the matter.

However, Momodu is not surprised by some persons who have faulted the move, notably a former presidential candidate of the ADC, Dumebi Kachikwu.

“So I was not surprised yesterday when the news broke again that these guys are on their way to court. We all know what is going on,” he said.

“There’s nothing wrong with anybody going to court if you’re aggrieved. Well, fortunately, they should have known that the conveners of ADC worked extremely hard behind the scenes to arrive at where we are now.

“They took their time. They knew the government agents would attempt to thwart their efforts, like they have done in Labour, like they are doing in PDP, and they’re doing in NNPP — creating factions everywhere.” (Channels TV)

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