2027: Onaiyekan blasts opposition leaders over vote-splitting

Cardinal John Onaiyekan has criticised opposition leaders seeking to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, warning that their failure to unite behind one candidate could hand victory to the ruling party.
The former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja said opposition figures who each believe they can defeat Tinubu risk weakening their chances by splitting votes among themselves.
Speaking on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, Onaiyekan said the opposition needed to put aside individual ambitions and agree on a credible alternative for Nigerians.
“Five people saying this government is not good, and each one says it’s me who will rule. They don’t know arithmetic,” he said.
He warned that allowing...