Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), says there is nothing wrong with having a one-party system in
Nigeria.
Ganduje spoke on Friday after leading a delegation of three
senators from Kebbi state to meet with President Bola Tinubu.
The three senators – Adamu Aliero, Yahaya Abdullahi and
Garba Maidoki – on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declared
their intention to join the APC.
Reacting to whether the wave of defection of opposition
politicians to the ruling APC would not slide Nigeria into a one-party state,
Ganduje cited China as an example of a working one-party state.
“We came here so that Mr President can bless this
resolution, and Mr President has graciously blessed this resolution. On
Tuesday, I urge you to go and see what will happen in the chambers,” he said.
“If a one-party state is a wish and blessing to Nigeria… a
one-party state is not by force.
“One party’s state is by negotiation, and it is by other
political parties seeing the effect of the positive governance of our party.
“If they decide to come to our party willingly, I think
there is nothing wrong with that.
“You know they say too many cooks spoil the soup — too many
political parties spoil governance.
“China is one of the strongest countries in the world, and
it’s a one-party system. We are not saying we are working for a one-party
system, but if that is the wish of Nigerians, we cannot quarrel with that.”
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