Concerns for “democracy” without viable opposition in the South-West

Opposition evenings In THE six States of South West are tormented by miscellaneous challenges that to have unable them Since holding THE decision to party indebted Or offer alternatives has defective Strategies. Stakeholders said THE development East Neither A more For THE decision to party neither For THE GOOD of democracy, SEYE OLUMIDE reports.

One of THE consequences of THE 2023 general election And It is result East THE decimation of Already weak opposition parties.

Ten month In THE administration of President Bolas Tinubu, opposition evenings, especially In THE South West, are Again has get their bearings, giving decision evenings A field day has implement unpopular Strategies And governors behave as emperors.

Opposition evenings In A democracy to have major the roles has play. These include constructive critical of government Strategies And programs, restrictions on arbitrary of THE decision to party And backup freedom, And rights of people. Unfortunately, not a lot of This has has been seen After THE last election, And For the reasons not unconnected with THE unsatisfactory result of THE 2023 elections.

In terms of digital strength In South West, APC has weakened opposition evenings, just as THE here economic tests through THE nation East not provide them with THE necessary atmosphere has put THE government on It is toes In terms of constructive Criticisms And commitments. Even In States Or PDP East In power, major opposition are focused towards similar scenarios. This East practically THE situation In Osun And Oyo States Or APC East In crisis.

While THE PDP national Headquarter East Currently unstable And without A substantial national president, THE to party East Also not In GOOD shape In Lagos, Ogun, Ékiti And Ondo. LP East focused towards similar challenges In THE region while PPNN has Also has been perplexed with direction crisis, THE even challenge that East affecting THE Social Democratic To party (SDP).

Speaking on Why PDP has has been unable has play It is expected role of opposition In Lagos State, ancient Deputy National President of THE to party, Chief Olabode George And Doctor Adetokunbo pear, In separated interviews, agreed that he would be be difficult if not impossible for PDP has play any of them major Or critical opposition role now.

This, they said, is of has A internal seriousness crisis and uncoordinated posture of THE outgoing manager of Lagos PDP And THE “foreigner”, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adédiran popularly known as Jandor, deployed as A of the governor candidate In THE last election.

They said he was it's embarassing THE national body of THE to party conceded has Jandor Propaganda, has to have allowed him And THE Lagos4Lagos Movement has handle THE celebration to delegate list For THE last general election.

pear, WHO East particularly upset that For THE First of all time Since 1999, PDP brand just six by hundred of THE vote casting In Lagos And Also came A second finalist. "THE development East inexplicable,” he said.

Jandor

Both George And Perase Also Express incredulity has how Jandor "suddenly wake up up, go has THE press has announce that he has suspended And retired on age those In Lagos PDP. THE ancient military administrator of Ondo State, said, "I am strongly waiting For What THE PDP Advice of Administrators (BoT) East going has TO DO about This stranger. »

He said THE PDP can't play any of them critical opposition NOW because he East weakened. But Pearse on her part said another reason PDP has not has been playing A opposition role East because THE State advertisement secretary of PDP, Hakeem Amode, WHO East supposed has be THE celebration mouth East only faithful has Jandor, as against THE State president, Rock Aivoji, WHO East Neither here neither there.

But beyond THE Jandor issue, PDP leaders In Lagos are disunited. With sharp division between THE president And advertisement secretary, THE to party can't play any of them critical opposition role.

He East Also discovered that despite It is internal Argue...