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No Plan to Turn Nigeria Into One-Party State — APC Insists
The APC has dismissed claims that Nigeria is drifting toward a one-party system, saying recent defections from opposition parties reflect individual choices and not an attempt to weaken democracy.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims that Nigeria is drifting toward a one-party system, despite the recent wave of defections from opposition parties into the ruling party.
Speaking on Channels Television’s year-end programme, 2025 in Retrospect: Charting a Pathway to 2026, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the party has no intention of weakening or eliminating opposition parties, describing such concerns as unfounded.
“There is no such desire, let alone intent, to turn Nigeria into a one-party state,” Morka said on Tuesday, emphasizing that political plurality is fundamental to democratic governance.
He explained that the APC’s current dominance is a result of its victory in the last general elections, which placed the party in control of the federal government. According to him, the influx of politicians into the APC reflects personal political decisions rather than any coordinated effort to undermine democracy.
“The APC is the ruling party, which was elected in the last general elections. What we have witnessed is individuals making decisions that are permissible in a democracy to move from their platforms to join our party,” he stated.
In recent months, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties have lost several governors, lawmakers, and influential political figures to the APC, sparking public debate and concerns over the future of political competition in Nigeria.
However, Morka maintained that defections are a normal part of democratic politics and should not be interpreted as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty system.
“That is nothing unusual or untoward,” he said. “People joke around with the spectre of a one-party state; we shouldn’t.”
He further argued that Nigeria’s constitutional and legal framework makes the emergence of a one-party state virtually impossible, regardless of political developments.
“Even if anyone in the APC wished for a one-party state, it is virtually impossible under the prevailing constitutional and legal framework,” Morka added, noting that democracy often generates suspicion when political competition intensifies.
Morka urged Nigerians to see the current political realignments as part of the democratic process rather than a departure from it.
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