Mega opposition will wrest power from APC in 2023 — IPAC ex-chair

A former national chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Dr. Yunusa Tanko, has said some opposition parties in the country will merge and form a powerful force to clinch the presidential seat in the 2023 general elections. Dr. Tanko, a former presidential candidate and incumbent National Chairman of National Conscience Party (NCP), stated this to our […]

A former national chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Dr. Yunusa Tanko, has said some opposition parties in the country will merge and form a powerful force to clinch the presidential seat in the 2023 general elections.

Dr. Tanko, a former presidential candidate and incumbent National Chairman of National Conscience Party (NCP), stated this to our correspondent yesterday in Abuja, shortly after marking the 25th anniversary of the NCP.

He also demanded for proportional representation in government.

Tanko said Nigeria was likely to witness a stronger force different from the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) that would decimate the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic (PDP) in 2023, adding that some elements in the two big parties were likely to jump ship due to internal wrangling.

“Of course, some political parties would merge to form a stronger force and that is the reason we are starting early to call for electoral reform so that before 2023, we would have been able to do a lot of work that is acceptable and promoted.

“But the NCP is a brand of its own; it has a strong political ideology that is second to none. So we prefer alliance. But that does not mean that we can’t review it. That is why we are saying that for us to move forward, proportional representation is a better option for our electoral system.

“We have watched with total dismay how our politics has taken a downward trend, from violence to money politics, intimidation to cross-carpeting among others,” he said.