Stop Lying Daily If You Want Unity – Akpabio Blasts Opposition Parties

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged opposition parties to resolve their internal issues ahead of the 2027 general elections. He cautioned that their persistent criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and the All Progressives Congress (APC) would only hinder their ability to unite.

Speaking during the commissioning of the newly constructed Left-Hand Service Carriageway in Abuja, Akpabio addressed a gathering that included prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) figures like former governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu and Ayo Fayose of Ekiti.

Referencing President Tinubu’s Democracy Day speech to the National Assembly on June 12, Akpabio reiterated Tinubu’s stance against a one-party system, expressing hope that opposition parties would organize themselves.

“The president made it clear—he doesn’t want Nigeria to become a one-party state. He hopes the opposition will put its house in order,” Akpabio stated.

“Get yourselves together before the next elections so no one will claim you’re being suppressed. But don’t expect me, as Senate President and a representative of the president, to fix your internal crises—that’s not my job.

“The president said he wants the opposition to unite, but if you can’t do it yourselves, don’t expect outside help. That’s the reality of politics.

“And as long as you continue to peddle lies and condemn everything without seeing anything positive, unity will remain out of reach. Ask yourselves—was Nigeria like this in 1960? Was Abuja the same three years ago?”