Nigerian politician Senator Shehu Sani has said that the opposition figures attacking President Bola Tinubu are not doing it out of concern for Nigerians.
He recently shared that they are all speaking out of frustration for losing power in 2023.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Shehu Sani revealed that the opposition leaders are only angry because they are excluded from the system.
According to him, while they are acting like trade unionists fighting against a capitalist order, the obvious truth is that they are all from the same ineffective political class.
Shehu stated that he is tired of Nigerian politicians weaponising the country’s problems and seizing the slightest opportunities to present themselves as a better alternative.
“When you have a group of disgruntled elements who are frustrated and come together, it’s not about the country or the people — it is simply about being excluded from the system.
It’s not that they are now Marxists or trade unionists confronting a capitalist order — they’re all from the same bourgeois political class.
They use every opportunity to weaponise our challenges and present themselves as a better alternative, but many of them have been in power since 1999,” he said.
Blasting the latest efforts to establish coalitions to stop Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, Shehu disclosed that it is wrong to blame BAT for the crisis within opposition parties.
He noted that it is up to these divided parties to find a way to embrace unity, stressing that it would be incredibly naive of them to expect Tinubu to fix their issues.
Shehu Sani concluded by saying that the president cannot be expected to fix the very machine that would be turned against him politically.
“It’s unfortunate that the opposition is looking to the president to solve their problems. If there’s a problem in the PDP, NNPP, SDP or any party, and you have members working against the party but refuse to expel or suspend them, then turning to blame the president is irresponsible.
PDP, NNPP, LP, and SDP should fix their internal problems and stop looking toward the president. Only then can they play the role of a functional opposition.
As president of the ruling party, he cannot be expected to fix the very machine that would be turned against him politically. It is a political strategy — just like in football — you want your opponent distracted with internal problems,” he added.
