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Senator Shehu Sani has issued a warning that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may win a landslide victory in the 2027 elections unless Nigeria’s opposition parties form a coalition, amid the continuous defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Sani, who served as the representative for Kaduna Central in the 9th Senate, told reporters in Abuja on Thursday that internal conflicts are undermining the opposition and making it hard to successfully oppose the ruling party.

“There is no way you can evict a ruling party without a coalition,” he said.

“Only through unity can opposition parties set aside narrow interests for the greater good of democracy.”

Sani noted that important opposition parties are still reluctant in working together, even in the face of public calls for cooperation.

“The SDP, PDP, Labour Party, and NNPP have all distanced themselves from coalition talks. If they head into the election disjointed, APC will likely win by a landslide.”

He cautioned that history can repeat again and noted that Tinubu’s triumph in 2023 was aided by the opposition’s inability to unite.

Sani claims that because there aren’t any clear ideological divisions in Nigerian politics, party flipping is common and simple.

“Parties are just platforms to pursue personal ambitions. Their manifestos are almost identical, and names are the only things that differentiate them.”

Sani rejected the idea that Tinubu is in charge of preventing the collapse of opposition parties.

“It is not Asiwaju’s job to keep opposition parties intact. They must do the hard work of resolving internal issues and retaining their members.”

Citing unsolved leadership conflicts in the PDP, the former senator also forecasted further defections to the APC in the upcoming months.

“You can’t function in a party with two national secretaries or factions fighting over primaries. It creates uncertainty for governors, senators, and other aspirants who won’t know which side to align with,” he said.

He came to the conclusion that Nigeria might become a de facto one-party state by default rather than by legislation unless the opposition gets its act together.

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