A public affairs analyst, Mahmud Jega, has identified the only hindrance of the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ on Monday, Jega said the splitting of the opposition may be a hindrance to achieving their goal in the next year’s elections.
According to him, if the split opposition fields a presidential candidate each, it would make the fight very difficult for them.
“There is still a big problem. The opposition forces, a month or two months ago, said they will give the ruling APC a big fight next year by uniting, especially that meeting that they had in Ibadan, Oyo State, where they now said they will present one opposition candidate.
“However, it looks like apart from the ADC people, who are still pulling in one direction, the two governors left in the PDP; that’s Bauchi and Oyo states, appear to have joined one small party where they are pushing, and it looks like possibly they are the ones who are trying to draw former President Goodluck Jonathan back into the race.
“Now if the opposition present three different candidates; possibly Obi-Kwankwaso in the NDC, Atiku-Amaechi in the ADC, and then Jonathan and maybe Bala Mohammed, that will make the fight very difficult,” he said.
2027: Why opposition may face problems, hindrances in next year’s election – Jega