Presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Donald Duke, has declared that he is ready to support whoever emerges as the consensus candidate of the coalition of opposition parties.
NEWSNGR reports that Duke spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the PRP strategic retreat.
He also condemned what he described as deliberate attempts by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to weaken opposition parties ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to Duke, the ruling party was using state institutions to frustrate opposition activities.
He lamented that opposition parties were being denied access to campaign venues while political violence was allowed to thrive.
“Indeed, right now in this country, the only party able to campaign is the APC. They’ve locked out every person,” he said.
The former Cross River State governor warned that the growing hostility could trigger a national crisis, drawing parallels with the political developments that preceded the 1966 crisis and subsequently the civil war.
He also expressed hope that the 375 judges recently inaugurated to handle election-related cases would demonstrate integrity and dispense justice without fear or favour.
National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on his part warned that Nigeria may not survive the 2027 general elections if escalating political violence and intimidation of opposition parties are not urgently checked.
Baba-Ahmed said the growing attacks on opposition politicians and restrictions on their campaigns could undermine the electoral process, prevent Nigerians from exercising their democratic rights and plunge the country into deeper political instability.
“We are not scared for the PRP, we are scared for the country,” Baba-Ahmed said when asked about fears of attacks against the party during campaigns.
