File: Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has warned that Nigeria’s democracy is imperilled if opposition parties fail to build structures capable of mounting a credible challenge to the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general election.
Uzodinma issued the warning in the state on Saturday at the APC presidential primary, where President Bola Tinubu was presented for a second-term ticket virtually unopposed.
“It is no longer democracy if there is no opposition. I encourage opposition parties to work hard, do what the ruling party has done, and when, by the grace of God, it becomes their turn, they will elect their own president,” the governor said.
Minutes earlier, Uzodinma had declared that the APC’s grassroots dominance had effectively settled the 2027 presidential contest before a single vote was cast.
