Akpabio Slams Opposition: You Won’t Unite As Long As You Keep Lying

The opposition has been instructed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio to unite prior to the 2027 election.
If the opposition continued to criticize every aspect of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), he warned, they would not be able to unite.
Speaking at the nation’s capital, Abuja, Akpabio attended the commissioning of the recently built Left-Hand Service Carriageway.

Ayo Fayose (Ekiti) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), two former governors, were among the PDP chieftains who attended the occasion.

Tinubu’s statement was cited by the Senate president in his Democracy Day speech prior to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
“The president stated that he does not want Nigeria to be a one-party state,” Akpabio added. His prayer is for the opposition to organize their homes.

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To ensure that no one accuses anyone of attempting to suppress the opposition, strive to get your houses together before the next election.

But I wouldn’t do that if you expected me to handle your problems and put it together in my capacity as Senate president and the president’s representative.

The president stated that he wants you to unite, but he would not assist you in doing so if you are unable to do so. It’s political.

Additionally, you will never be able to unite as long as you keep lying every day. Furthermore, when you criticize everything. Your country is not doing well. What was Nigeria like in 1960? How did Abuja look three years ago?