{"id":232722,"date":"2025-07-19T17:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T17:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/emergence-of-coalition-shows-claim-about-nigeria-becoming-one-party-state-is-false-fashola\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T17:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T17:32:01","slug":"emergence-of-coalition-shows-claim-about-nigeria-becoming-one-party-state-is-false-fashola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/emergence-of-coalition-shows-claim-about-nigeria-becoming-one-party-state-is-false-fashola\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergence Of Coalition Shows Claim About Nigeria Becoming One-Party State Is False \u2013 Fashola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emergence Of Coalition Shows Claim About Nigeria Becoming One-Party State Is False \u2013 Fashola<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Former Lagos State governor Babatunde Fashola said that the emergence of a coalition led by opposition leaders in Nigeria dispels claims that the country was drifting toward a one-party state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fashola, a former minister of power, works, and housing, stated this during a one-on-one interview on Channels Television\u2019s <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sunrise <\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWell, there are many things to take away from those developments. I think perhaps the first is that it puts a lie, a big lie, to the story making the rounds about eight weeks ago that Nigeria was going to become a one-party state because there is an opposition of some quality, whatever that quality may be,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said that with the emergence of a coalition, Nigeria may benefit from what he called the \u201creawakening of opposition from what has been a long slumber\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He said, \u201cI respect the rights to associate, and Nigeria perhaps benefits from the reawakening of opposition from what has been a long slumber, if you ask me. The opposition essentially abdicated its responsibility over the last two years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emergence Of Coalition Shows Claim About Nigeria Becoming A One-Party State Is False - Fashola\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3MIwl8MexIw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He, however, said the coalition had a responsibility to provide a compelling alternative message, as it was not enough for individuals to gather to change Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fashola said, \u201cThe second point to make is that it is a manifestation of a right to choose a freedom of choice, a freedom to associate, and one must respect that as I do. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIn terms of the political consequences, there are many things that I\u2019m waiting to see. Gathering ourselves together and saying we want to change Nigeria, we want to remake Nigeria, is all very well and good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201cWhat is the compelling alternative message? Without a manifesto, without a programme of action, I can\u2019t speak to how persuasive the coalition will be, but there\u2019s still a distance to run. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fashola\u2019s reaction followed the adoption of the African Democratic Congress by some leading opposition leaders as the political party to contest the presidential election and defeat President Bola <a href=\"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/tinubu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tinubu <\/a>in 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Those Forming Coalition Against Me Are Political IDPs Planning To Unseat Themselves -- Tinubu\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T4hP8ph69Kk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They include the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi; and a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Working With Coalition Is Not Anti-Party - Peter Obi\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdhSXAlXK6A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The ADC subsequently appointed a former <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">senate<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> president, Senator David Mark, as its interim National Chairman, and a former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as its interim National Secretary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coalition: Ex-ADC National Chair Hands Over, Presents Membership Cards to Mark, Aregbesola\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Dhc7TzswmQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While the party maintains that it has what it takes to win the 2027 presidential election, the ruling APC insists that any coalition against President Tinubu\u2019s second-term bid will fail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2027 election,Atiku,Fashola,Obi,opposition coalition,Tinubu<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/07\/19\/emergence-of-coalition-shows-claim-about-nigeria-becoming-one-party-state-is-false-fashola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emergence Of Coalition Shows Claim About Nigeria Becoming One-Party State Is False \u2013 Fashola \u00a0 Former Lagos State governor Babatunde Fashola said that the emergence of a coalition led by opposition leaders in Nigeria dispels claims that the country was drifting toward a one-party state. Fashola, a former minister of power, works, and housing, stated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":232724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[186,483,776,724,777,179],"class_list":["post-232722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-2027-election","tag-atiku","tag-fashola","tag-obi","tag-opposition-coalition","tag-tinubu"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}