A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Yekini Nabena, on Tuesday, said despite talks of a merger and plots by opposition parties to use the economic hardship to discredit the current administration, President Bola Tinubu will complete his two terms of eight years in office.
His statement comes on the heels of talks of a merger and mega party among the opposition parties to dislodge Tinubu in 2027.
The APC chieftain also declared that no political coup in the National Assembly will remove the incumbent President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, following the controversy that trailed the three-month suspension of the Senator representing Bauchi Central over allegations of N3.7trn padding of the 2024 Budget.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Nabena emphasised that Nigeria’s unity must not be compromised.
He said: “Again, we must also tell the plotters of the mega party and those thinking of merger that we are not afraid of any. If former President Muhammadu Buhari could complete his eight years in office, by the grace of God, the incumbent President Bola Tinubu will do the same.
“Not even the talk of a mega party or merger can stop him. The South will not fight each other again for another region to benefit. The era of division in Southern Nigeria is gone for good.
“I am hopeful that even before the next election, the results of the ongoing reforms will be evidenced even to the blind, and those plotting mega party or merger will not have an option than to accept defeat before the election.
“The same goes for the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. He will also complete his term as the Chairman of the National Assembly in grand style. No threat, blackmail or political machination will do otherwise.
“It must be placed on record that we Nigerians from the South are satisfied with the level of representation we are getting from our representatives in the National Assembly and we have passed a vote of confidence on them for standing tall.”