President Buhari. Photos: State House
The former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Olusegun Adeniyi, says solely united opposition events can defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
Speaking throughout an evaluate of hos guide, ‘Against the run of play,’ he mentioned the opposition events have been but to show how they'd defeat Buhari.
He mentioned Nigerians have been but to know who to vote for towards Buhari lower than a yr to the subsequent election regardless of frequent calls on the voters to safe Permanent Voters’ Cards.
Adeniyi mentioned: “I don’t anticipate something completely different within the 2019 elections. I anticipate that the Independent National Electoral Commission will carry out higher than it did in 2015.
“I additionally anticipate that whoever needs to be President, both the incumbent or a challenger, ought to problem the method and on the finish of the day, we’ll see what occurs.
“The problem for the opposition is that they need to get their acts collectively. I maintain saying it, by the top of 2012 for example, we already knew who was going to problem Jonathan in 2015. You can’t say the identical factor at present. And you want a cohesive opposition to defeat an incumbent.
“Right now, in case you are requested who could be the subsequent candidate, you possibly can tout many names however you aren't certain.
“And for me, there are solely two political events proper now; there could also be others in future, however now it’s both the APC or the PDP. All these Red Card, Third Force and others are serving to the incumbent.
“Yes, the call by the opposition parties on the people to get their PVCs can play a part, but what I think basically is that Buhari’s biggest challenger today is ‘go and get your PVC’. That is not a candidate. Yes, People will get their PVCs but who are they voting for?”