Mark Adebayo, national spokesperson of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), has accused President Bola Tinubu of engineering the disorganisation and persistent divisions within opposition political parties.
Speaking during an appearance on Politics HQ on News Central, Adebayo said recent judicial interventions, especially the Supreme Court judgment on the Labour Party crisis, point to a need for internal reconciliation.
His words: “I believe that the summary of the totality of the supreme court judgment is to tell the Labour Party to go back home and settle issues among themselves.
“But if you look at the nitty-gritty of what the honourable justices have delivered, it will be that the caretaker committee of the Liberal Party should continue to lead the party.”
He added that the proper course of action would be for the caretaker committee to take control of the party until a convention is held.
He said: “That would be the reasonable conclusion in this case. So for any other person to be coming up, to be shouting or to be celebrating that they are leaders of the party, I don’t think that is here nor there.
“I believe that senator Nenadi Usman should be the proper person to now take over and begin to manage the affairs of the Liberal Party, pending the national convention to be planned and programmed by the caretaker committee.”
Adebayo also alleged a coordinated effort to weaken opposition voices ahead of the 2027 general election.
“But we must not lose sight of the fact that there are active efforts by external forces to make sure that political parties are controlled,” he said.
Pressed further, he directly accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the presidency of orchestrating the chaos.
His words: “I will simply point at the ruling party, simply, especially from the office of the president.
“I will say that what is happening, we see what is happening in the PDP, we see the same thing happening in the Labour Party, and now it is a major attack on opposition political parties in this country.
“It’s a concentrated attack on opposition political parties to make sure that none of the parties is at peace prior to the 2027 general election.”
He admitted the legal outcome was difficult to interpret but stressed that the message was clear.