In a recent appearance on Channels Television’s “Sunrise Daily,” on Wednesday, the 24th of December 2025, Farouk Aliyu, a prominent figure in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former House of Representatives Minority Leader, dismissed allegations that his party is orchestrating a move toward a single-party system.
According to Aliyu, the internal fractures currently paralyzing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are entirely self-inflicted, stemming from decisions made during the previous election cycle. He maintained that the ruling party is not responsible for the opposition’s inability to manage its internal affairs.
Aliyu traced the roots of the PDP’s current instability back to the 2023 primary season, specifically highlighting the fallout between the party’s presidential candidate and the former Governor of Rivers State. He argued that these tensions were born from administrative missteps within the PDP itself rather than outside interference.
Regarding the specific events that triggered the rift, Aliyu noted: “What’s the problem in PDP? If you remember very well, Nigerians can remember that what happened was, during their convention in 2023 I think, coming to the election when they decided, I mean, who gets the ticket, whether the north or the south and so on and so forth.”
He further elaborated on the breakdown of the vice-presidential selection process: “We saw it on the pages of newspapers and on television, when Atiku Abubakar got the ticket. He set up a committee to go and get the VP candidate for them. Somewhere along the line, they agreed on Nyesom Wike, and then his wisdom changed to another person. So Wike went berserk. So that’s their making, not our making, not the making of APC.”
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Addressing concerns that the APC aims to eliminate political competition in Nigeria, Aliyu was firm in his denial. He insisted that neither President Bola Tinubu nor the party hierarchy harbors any desire to dissolve the multi-party democratic structure.
“No, we in the APC don’t have plans to make this country a one-party state. No. And I’m confirming that to you that not the president, not us in the party, not the leadership, not the leaders of the party.”
While Aliyu maintained that the APC is not the architect of the opposition’s woes, he acknowledged that a weakened PDP naturally benefits the ruling party’s political standing.
“But then of course, if PDP decides to destroy their party on their own, it is to APC’s advantage; however, the issues in PDP are not the making of APC.”