The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expressed its readiness to form alliance with other political parties in the country to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election.
National Chairman of the NNPP, Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, who stated this also accused the ruling APC of causing crises in some opposition political parties to retain power beyond 2027.
Addressing journalists at the flag-off campaign for the party’s Ondo state governorship candidate, Olugbenga Edema, in Akure, the NNPP Chairman said the “APC is doing everything it can, in order to win the 2027 general election.”
According to him, APC had been interfering in the internal affairs of the opposition parties by causing division among members to weaken the parties’ structures and take control.
Ahmed, while emphasising on interference by the ruling party in other parties, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to give a level-playing ground to all parties participating in the November 16th governorship election in Ondo State.
“APC is doing everything it can in order to win the 2027 general election. Certainly, there is evidence everywhere that they are interfering in other parties but it is left to the other political parties to maintain their integrity and ensure they remain one and viable opposition to the APC before and after the 2027 election.
“The ruling APC should be prepared to hand over power after President Bola Tinubu’s government. NNPP had been in collaboration with opposition parties to form an alliance ahead of the 2027 poll. So, we have our doors open in such a way that if there is going to be a coalition of all the political parties to go into the election, we are ready for that.”
While urging voters in Ondo State to come out in their large numbers and vote for the NNPP’s candidate, Ahmed also asked the voters to stand by their votes and ensure it also counts.
According to him, “Edema is a party loyalist whose programmes and policies for the people of the state would put an end to the economic crisis and current hardship caused by the government of the APC.”
Addressing the supporters, the NNPP governorship candidate, Edema, expressed the readiness of the party to spring surprise in the forthcoming election.
Edema said, “The last one happened in Edo State with the fraud. How they went to all the collation centres and manipulated the results of the election that were sent from the polling units was worrisome.
“They took the result from collation centres to INEC headquarters, which is contrary to the Electoral Act which states that you should do your counting at the venue where the election was conducted.
“Therefore, we are saying Ondo State is not Edo state. Ondo is not Lagos State. The people of Ondo are one of the most enlightened in the whole country, and we are capable of protecting our votes, and we will protect it. We do not fear them. We will dare them.”
