2027: Every party will always push to weaken opposition – Tonye Cole

Politics 2027: Every party will always push to weaken opposition – Tonye Cole Published on April 28, 2026 By Matthew Atungwu googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Former All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, says every party will always push to weaken the opposition. Cole said this on Monday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. He was reacting to the activities of the ruling APC towards the African Democratic Congress, ADC, noting that such happens everywhere around the world. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); He said, “Every party, regardless of being APC or not, will always push to weaken the opposition. It is the opposition’s response to that push that makes democracy work. This happens all over the world. “First and foremost, it’s one of the things that I personally have looked forward to, that democracy always requires an opposition, and if that opposition is strong, then it brings legitimacy to the entire process. And so one of the things that you are seeing now is an opposition that is now determined that, let’s come together. Is that good for democracy? Absolutely. Would the APC oppose such a coming together? Definitely. “I’m one of those creatures that believe that competition actually makes you better. Competition makes you think smarter. It makes you look forward at your own weaknesses and your strength.” Don't Miss 2027: Wadada’s endorsement as Gov Sule’s anointed candidate unsettles Nasarawa APC You may like 2027: Wadada’s endorsement as Gov Sule’s anointed candidate unsettles Nasarawa APC 2027: Why we visited Jonathan – Peter Obi 2027: APC chieftain defies consensus, set to challenge Tinubu for party’s presidential ticket 2027: APC releases fresh timetable for sale of forms, primaries 2027: Oche reads riot act, tasks Benue PCC staff on nonpartisanship 2027: ‘You can’t decide our fate’ – Kogi East PDP Elders slams Natasha Akpoti over ‘unacceptable’ endorsement

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